Patent ID: 9160115
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector plug provided with resilient contact terminals and adapted for electrical connection to an electrical connector socket having a casing and at least two groups of engaging terminals mounted in the casing, the electrical connector plug comprising: an electrically conductive housing; a dielectric shell coupled to the electrically conductive housing and extending along a longitudinal direction, the dielectric shell comprising a base portion and a front edge portion extending from the base portion along the longitudinal direction, wherein the base portion and the front edge portion cooperatively define an engagement space; at least two groups of resilient contact terminals mounted in the dielectric shell and axially symmetrical to each other about the longitudinal direction, each of the resilient contact terminals comprising a flat section secured at least in part in the base portion of the dielectric shell and an upwardly protruding contact section extending from the flat section, wherein the flat sections are parallel to one another and the respective upwardly protruding contact sections are adapted to abut against a corresponding one or more of the engaging terminals of the electrical connector socket and have an end portion held in position by the front edge portion; and a metallic shield frame surrounding the front edge portion and electrically connected to and secured to the electrically conductive housing, the metallic shield frame comprising a front section having two ends and two lateral protective sections respectively extending from the two ends of the front section and bent to surround the front edge portion, wherein the respective lateral protective sections each have a height no less than that of the upwardly protruding contact sections of the resilient contact terminals.