Patent ID: 8052471
Filing Date: 2011-11-08
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector, comprising: a front housing having a base and a tongue forwardly extending from the base; a first rear housing; a second rear housing attached to the first rear housing; and a plurality of contacts, each contact having a retaining portion retained on the first or second rear housings, a contact portion forwardly extending beyond a front end of the first and second rear housings to affix to the tongue, and a tail portion extending out of the first and second rear housings; wherein the base is sandwiched between a front side of the first and second rear housings along a thickness direction of the tongue; the plurality of contacts comprising a group of pairs of differential contacts, each pair of the differential contacts being equipped with at least a grounding contact by one side; wherein the first rear housing has a hook extending toward the second rear housing at a rear end thereof, and the second rear housing defines a locking slot at a rear end thereof to lock with the hook for fixing a rear side of the first and second rear housings together; wherein each locking arm has a locking protrusion at a free end thereof, and the locking hole extends through the first and second rear housings and is formed with a step-like inner wall to lock with the locking protrusion, and the locking holes communicate with the first and second cavities respectively.