Patent ID: 6071150
Filing Date: 2000-06-06
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An extender intermediating between a male connector and a female connector, comprising:a male section defining a first housing with a plurality of first passageways extending therein;a second section defining a second housing with a plurality of second passageways extending therein;a corresponding number of contacts each including a first male portion and a second female portion adapted to be respectively received within the corresponding first passageway and second passageway; andthe first housing and the second housing are fastened to each other in a back-to-back manner; whereinthe first housing includes a first abutment surface and a pair of alignment posts, and the second housing includes a second abutment surface and a pair of towers, so that when said first housing and said second housing are fastened with each other in the back-to-back manner, the first abutment surface confronts the second abutment surface, and the pair of alignment posts extend away from said first abutment surface in a first direction, the pair of towers extend away from the second abutment surface in a second direction opposite to said first direction whereby each of said pair of alignment posts and the corresponding one of said pair of towers extend away from each other and commonly receive a grounding tang therein.