Patent ID: 7500877
Filing Date: 2009-03-10
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising a contact, a housing holding said contact, and a shell covering said contact and said housing, wherein said shell comprises: a shell body portion which extends around said housing to have a first and a second end portions; and a joining portion which joins said first and said second end portions to each other, wherein said joining portion comprises: a first overlapping portion which extends from said first end portion and has an inner wall defining an opening; and a second overlapping portion which extends from said second end portion and is overlapped with said first overlapping portion to face the opening, wherein said second overlapping portion comprises a caulking portion which is caulked to be inserted in said opening and is engaged with said inner wall, wherein said inner wall comprises a chamfered portion which is adjacent to the second overlapping portion, and wherein said caulking portion comprises: a pair of chamfered portions which face said chamfered portion of the inner wall and each of which is formed to have a curved surface sloping with gentle curve, and a surface which is continuous between said chamfered portions of the caulking portion has a circular arc shape in section.