Patent ID: 8932081
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector, comprising: a shield having a conductive property and forming an receptacle portion; a housing at least partially supported by the shield; a tongue positioned in the receptacle portion and extending from the housing and having a first side and a second side and a mating end, the tongue includes a plurality of grooves on the first and second side, each groove extending to the mating end such that the groove is open all the way to the mating end and further including a retention feature approximate the mating end, the retention feature causing the groove to neck down to a first width at a top of the groove; and a plurality of terminals positioned in the plurality of grooves, the plurality of terminals each including a mating portion, a mounting portion and a body portion extending therebetween, the mating portion including a first tip portion, a second tip portion and an end, the first tip portion facing the respective side of the tongue and having a second width, the second tip portion being on an opposing side of the terminal and having a third width less than the second width, the second width being greater than the first width, wherein the end of each of the plurality of terminals is not positioned under a lip of plastic so that at least a portion of each of the plurality of terminals is exposed in the corresponding groove from the body to the end of the mating portion.