Patent ID: 9478905
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: H01R,H05K

Claim Text:
1. An electrical connector comprising: a body; a connector tab extending away from the body, the connector tab having first and second opposing sides, and third and fourth opposing sides each extending between the first and second sides, wherein each of the third and fourth sides are narrower than either the first or second sides, the connector tab further including an electrically conductive cap at a distal end of the connector tab, the electrically conductive cap having a first leg that extends along the third side of the connector tab toward the body and a second leg that extends along the fourth side of the connector tab towards the body; a plurality of external electrical contacts carried by the connector tab between the first and second legs of the electrically conductive cap, the plurality of external contacts including a first plurality of contacts formed on the first side and a second plurality of contacts formed on the second side, wherein the first plurality of contacts are symmetrically spaced with the second plurality of contacts and the connector tab is shaped to have 180 degree symmetry so that the electrical connector can be inserted and operatively coupled to a corresponding receptacle connector in either of two orientations; and a first recess formed in the electrically conductive cap on the third side near the distal end of the connector tab and a second recess formed in the electrically conductive cap on the fourth side opposite the first recess, wherein the first and second recesses are adapted to operatively engaged with a retention mechanism in a corresponding receptacle connector during a mating event.