Patent ID: 7306474
Filing Date: 2007-12-11
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A socket electrical connector adapted to receive a portion of a mating plug electrical connector, the socket electrical connector comprising: a housing comprising a first housing member and a second housing member, wherein the second housing member is located in the first housing member and forms a scoop proof dome having a height extending above a top side of the first hosing member, wherein the second housing member forms at least one receiving area for receiving the portion of the mating plug electrical connector; at least two electrical contact terminals connected to the first housing member and extending into the at least one receiving area of the second housing member; and a contact shorting member mounted on the second housing member and contacting the electrical contacts, wherein the at least one receiving area comprises a first inner receiving area having the terminals therein, and a second outer receiving area at least partially separated from the first inner receiving area by a wall of the second housing, wherein the second outer receiving area at least partially surrounds the first inner receiving area.