Patent ID: 6540535
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A socket connector for insertion of a plug, comprising:an insulating housing having a mating portion at a front thereof and a plurality of terminal receiving channels through a mounting surface thereof; a plurality of terminals assembled to the housing and having contact portions disposed in the housing and mating portions extending out of the mounting surface of the housing through the terminal receiving channels; at least one resilient contact having a securing portion secured within the housing and a contact portion for contacting with an inserted plug; a slide assembled at a free end of the contact portion of the at least one resilient contact to movably connect with the terminals; and a resilient element disposed between a side wall of the housing and the contact portion of the at least one resilient contact, the resilient element exerting a force on the contact portion when the plug is inserted into the socket connector to push the contact portion toward the side wall of the housing thereby compressing the resilient element to be in a resilient state; wherein the housing includes a rear base, a connecting portion connecting the mating portion and the rear base, and a rear cover covering the rear base; wherein the resilient element has a columnar shape; wherein the resilient element defines a plurality of holes through two opposite surfaces thereof; wherein a shell is assembled to the mating portion of the housing, the shell including a base portion shielding both mating surface of the housing and a bottom surface of the mating portion.