Patent ID: 8062053
Filing Date: 2011-11-22
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A receptacle connector configured to mate with a plug connector having a latch member, said receptacle connector comprising: a housing comprising a mating end, an opening extending into the housing through the mating end, and a latch wall, the opening being configured to receive the plug connector therein through the mating end of the housing, the opening being at least partially defined by the latch wall, the latch wall extending a length into the housing along a central longitudinal latch wall axis, the latch wall comprising a latch element extending a length along a central longitudinal latch element axis, the central longitudinal latch element axis being offset along the latch wall from the central longitudinal latch wall axis, the latch element exposed within the opening and cooperating with the latch member of the plug connector to latch the plug connector to the housing when the plug connector is received within the opening of the housing, wherein the housing comprises a side wall that extends from the latch wall and partially defines the opening within the housing, the side wall comprising a slot that extends completely through a thickness of the side wall; and a contact held within the housing, the contact having a mating interface exposed within the opening of the housing for electrically connecting to the plug connector when the plug connector is received within the opening of the housing.