Patent ID: 7097504
Filing Date: 2006-08-29
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A signal connector including a main body and an overlying metal shell, wherein the body has legs at both sides and the shell has two downwardly extending legs on each side of a front end thereof, the legs on each side of the body and the legs on each side of the shell being coplanar; the improvement being a leading structure between the shell and the body, wherein a projection extends from each side of the body having a longitudinally extended level surface portion with a rear oblique portion, the level surface portions being respectively aligned with the legs of the body, the shell having openings formed in the sides thereof rearwardly of the legs of the shell to respectively receive the projections therein, the oblique portion of the projections acting to displace the legs of the shell out of the plane of the legs of the body as the shell is installed on the body and the level surface portion of the projections acting to maintain the out of plane relationship until the legs of the shell pass the legs of the body and the projections are respectively received in the openings.