Patent ID: 7607929
Filing Date: 2009-10-27
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector assembly comprising: a housing having a mating end and a connector cavity extending from the mating end along a cavity axis, the housing having a panel wall including first and second sides with an opening extending therebetween and open to the connector cavity; and an electrical connector received in the connector cavity, the electrical connector comprising a shell extending along a longitudinal axis, the shell having a flange extending radially outward therefrom, the flange engaging the first side of the panel wall, the shell having a groove extending at least partially circumferentially around the shell, the electrical connector comprising a washer held within the groove of the shell, the washer having a washer engagement surface, and the electrical connector comprising a spring concentrically surrounding a portion of the shell, the spring having a front end and a rear end, the front end facing the washer engagement surface, the rear end facing the flange engagement surface and engaging the second side of the panel wall such that the panel wall is captured between the flange and the spring.