Patent ID: 9716346
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing including a rectangular base portion with a cross-section defined by a long side in a transverse direction and a short side in a vertical direction perpendicular to said transverse direction, and a rectangular mating portion forwardly extending therefrom in a front-to-back direction perpendicular to both said transverse direction and said vertical direction; a metallic shell enclosing the housing in a fixed manner and forming therein a first mating cavity surrounding the mating portion, a second mating cavity formed within the mating portion and circumferentially isolated from the first mating cavity by said mating portion; and a conductive contact retained in the housing and including a pair of spring arms extending into the second mating cavity and opposite to each other in the transverse direction; wherein the metallic shell includes a pair of spring tangs extending inwardly into the first mating cavity; wherein the contact has an upside-down symmetrical U-shaped retaining portion from which the pair of spring arms symmetrically extend forwardly, and said retaining portion is retained in the base portion to surround a rearwardly extending cantilevered tongue.