Patent ID: 9325123
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing, the insulative housing having a base portion with a front surface and a tongue plate extending forwardly from the front surface of the base portion, the base portion having an upper surface and a receiving cavity recessed from the upper surface downwardly, the receiving cavity extending through the base portion along an upper to down direction, the base portion having a resisting portion disposed behind the receiving cavity, the tongue plate defining a mating face and a supporting face opposite to the mating face; a plurality of contacts, each of the contacts having a mating portion exposed on the supporting face; a first detecting contact, the first detecting contact having a first main portion received in the receiving cavity and a first contacting portion extending forwardly from the first main portion to an upper side of the mating face, the resisting portion of the base portion supporting the first main portion forwardly; and a shell mounted to the insulative housing, wherein the receiving cavity further extends on the tongue plate to define a space, and the space extends upwardly through the mating face of the tongue plate, and the first contacting portion of the first detecting contact is received in the space, wherein the base portion defines a plurality of positioning slots extending through the base portion along a front-to-back direction, and the receiving cavity is outside of the positioning slots, wherein the base portion has two lateral portions, a rear face and a receiving space recessed from the rear face forwardly, and the resisting portion is aligned to the receiving cavity along the front-to-back direction, and the resisting portion is defined outside of the receiving space.