Patent ID: 9515439
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: H01R,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A connector insert comprising: a housing having front opening, a first side opening along a right side, a second side opening along a left side, a first plurality of slots along a top side, and a second plurality of slots along a bottom side; a first plurality of contacts in the first plurality of slots in the housing; a second plurality of contacts in the second plurality of slots in the housing; a first retention spring in the first side opening in the housing, the first retention spring having a first length and including a contacting portion at a first end to engage a notch on a tongue of a connector receptacle; a second retention spring in the second side opening in the housing, the second retention spring having the first length and including a contacting portion at a first end to engage a notch on a tongue of a connector receptacle; and a shield over the housing, the first retention spring, and the second retention spring, the shield contacting the first retention spring and the second retention spring when the connector insert is inserted into a connector receptacle.