Patent ID: 6685508
Filing Date: 2004-02-03
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A plug connector comprising:a dielectric housing having a main body, a front body extending forwards from said main body, and a mating tongue extending forwards from said front body, said dielectric housing defining a plurality of passageways therein; a plurality of terminals accommodated in corresponding passageways of the dielectric housing; and an upper shield enclosing the dielectric housing, said upper shield having a rear section enclosing said main body and a front section extending from said rear section, dimensions of said front section being smaller than those of said rear section, said front section having an inverted U-shaped portion at a front end thereof and a rear portion connecting with said rear section, said inverted U-shaped portion defining a receiving passage therethrough for receiving said mating tongue and said rear portion defining a channel communicating with said receiving passage for receiving said front wherein dimensions of the mating tongue are smaller than those of remaining parts of the first housing.