Patent ID: 8979592
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector, comprising: a rear shell having a first cavity extending in an axial direction, the rear shell further including a retention slot; a front shell having a rear face and an opposite mating end, the front shell including a second cavity extending in the axial direction; a cantilever structure extending from the rear face of the front shell in the axial direction, the cantilever structure having a catch on a free end thereof, wherein, when the front and rear shells are mated, the cantilever structure extends into the first cavity of the rear shell and the catch of the cantilever structure engages the retention slot to latch together the front and rear shells such that the first and second cavities are abutting and together define an elongate contact-receiving cavity; an insulating sheath housing electrical contacts, the insulating sheath carried in the contact-receiving cavity; and a stop formed on an interior surface of the rear shell within the first cavity, the stop retaining the insulating sheath within the contact-receiving cavity when the front and rear shells are mated.