Patent ID: 7311546
Filing Date: 2007-12-25
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector assembly, comprising: a first connector having a first housing, the first housing having a receptacle with a rear end and an open front end, inner and outer surfaces being formed on the receptacle and extending between the front and rear ends thereof, at least one first terminal in the first housing and projecting into the receptacle; a second connector having a second housing with opposite front and rear ends and being formed with an engaging portion, at least part of the engaging portion adjacent the front end of the second housing being fittable into the receptacle of the first housing along a connecting direction, at least one second terminal in the engaging portion and being connectable to the first terminal when the engaging portion is fit into the receptacle of the first housing, the second housing further having a cover configured for telescoping over the outer surface of the receptacle as the engaging portion is fit into the receptacle; first shake preventing portions projecting outwardly on the engaging portion substantially adjacent the front end of the second housing, the first shake preventing portions being spaced apart along directions transverse to the connecting direction between the first and second housings and engaging the inner surface of the receptacle near the rear end of the receptacle when the engaging portion is fit into the receptacle; and second shake preventing portions projecting inwardly on a surface of the cover facing towards the engaging portion of the second connector at positions substantially adjacent the rear end of the second housing and spaced rearwardly from the first shake preventing portions, the second shake preventing portions being spaced apart along directions transverse to the connecting direction between the first and second housings so that the second shake preventing portions engage the outer surface of the receptacle near the front end of the receptacle when the engaging portion is fit into the receptacle, whereby the shake preventing portions reduce shaking between the housings in transverse directions when the connectors are connected.