Patent ID: 7165989
Filing Date: 2007-01-23
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: a) conductor assembly; b) an insulative housing having a short T-shaped bottom plate and a long T-shaped body integrally formed wherein a plurality of parallel grooves extending from a rear to a front thereof for receiving the conductor assembly, two troughs located on opposing sides thereof above the short T-shaped bottom plate, and a slot above each of the two troughs, for positioning the insulative housing, the conductor assembly is inserted into the plurality of parallel grooves; and c) a metal shroud enclosing the insulative housing and comprising a first flexible cantilever snap lug located on a top thereof, two second flexible cantilever snap lugs located on opposing sides of the first flexible cantilever snap lug, two spaced latches, each of the two spaced latches extending from a bottom of the shroud, wherein the first flexible cantilever snap lug, the two second flexible cantilever snap lugs, and the latches selectively coupling the electrical connector to mating portions of a mated port on a device.