Patent ID: 6280251
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector, comprising:a connector socket including a metal shield case of rectangular tubular cross section, and an insulated housing disposed in the shield case, said insulated housing supporting a plurality of contact pins;a connector plug, said connector plug including a plug part insertable in an insertion opening of said connector socket;each of two opposed lower corners of said shield case being indented towards said insertion opening to define a pair of L-shaped depression parts;said plug part has a pair of depressions formed at a part that is in companion aligned correspondence with the L-shaped depression parts of said connector socket shield case;stopper surfaces on said plug part at inner ends of said depressions which can engage end surfaces of said, L-shaped depression parts when said plug part is fully inserted into said socket opening;said plug part includes a metal shield case of rectangular tubular cross section;said pair of depressions being formed on an outer surface of the L-shaped depression deformation parts at which both lower corners of said metal shield are indented towards the interior; andsaid stopper surfaces being surfaces of kerfs cut and offset in corresponding said L-shaped depressed deformation parts on said plug part.