Patent ID: 6551127
Filing Date: 2003-04-22
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A socket connector, comprising:an insulating housing having a mating portion at a front end thereof, and a sleeve projecting from the mating portion adapted for insertion of a plug of a mating plug connector; a plurality of terminals received in the housing; and a ring covering to an outside of the sleeve and securely fixed to the mating portion, the ring having a color different from that of the insulating housing; wherein the ring has an inner side, an outer side, a front surface and a rear surface, a plurality of ribs is formed on the inner side of the ring, the ribs engaging with the sleeve; wherein each rib has a slant surface adjacent to the rear surface for facilitating the engagement of the ribs with the sleeve; wherein the ring has a pair of opposite latches perpendicularly projecting from the rear surface thereof, each latch has a hook portion outwardly formed on a rear end thereof, the hooks engaging with the mating portion; wherein the mating portion has a round portion protruding from the front end of the insulating housing, the sleeve extending from a middle portion of the round portion and a pair of holes being defined in the round portion beside the sleeve, the latches being inserted into the holes, respectively.