Patent ID: 6033258
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A stacked connector assembly, comprising:an upper electrical connector comprising a first insulative housing having a front face adapted to mate with a first mating connector, a plurality of conductive contacts retained in passageways defined in the first housing, a pair of support walls extending from a rear face of the first housing and a pair of positioning plates extending forward from the support walls defining a space therebetween under the first housing, the first housing forming at least one rib; anda lower electrical connector received in said space of the upper connector comprising a second insulative housing having a front face adapted to mate with a second mating connector, a plurality of conductive contacts retained in passageways defined in the second housing, a pair of positioning walls extending rearward from the second housing for retainably engaging with said positioning plates of the first connector, the second housing defining at least one detent for engaging with the rib of the first housing, a slant surface being formed on the second housing for guiding the rib into the detent.