Patent ID: 7695319
Filing Date: 2010-04-13
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector, comprising: an insulating housing including a base section, two opposite side surfaces of the base section respectively defining a groove and a recess, the groove penetrating a front edge of the corresponding side surface and slanting outward gradually from a front edge to a rear edge thereof, the recess being located in rear of the groove, with a small space from the rear edge of the groove; and a shield case enclosing the insulating housing, the shield case including two opposite side walls attached to the corresponding side surfaces of the base section, a cut portion formed in two substantially corresponding portions of both of the side walls, an elastic locking piece extending frontward and inclining inward from a rear edge of the cut portion, wherein a free end of the elastic locking piece slides along the corresponding groove and is gradually compressed outward and finally secured into the corresponding recess by means of release thereof.