Patent ID: 8083550
Filing Date: 2011-12-27
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector assembly comprising: a male connector comprising: a connector body having a male mating face, a first abutment face and a first mounting face; and a plurality of first contacts each having a first male engaging section adjacent to the male mating face, a first median portion extending from the first engaging section and beyond said first abutment face, and a first tail portion extending towards the first mounting face; a female connector comprising: a connector body having a female mating face, a second abutment face opposite to and spaced with a distance from said first abutment face of the male connector, and a second mounting face; and a plurality of second contacts each having a first female engaging section adjacent to the female mating face, and a second male engaging section adjacent to the male mating face; and a protective cover of a single monolithic structure, having a portion disposed between said first abutment face and said second abutment face, said portion of the protective cover defining at least a first projection directly abutting against the first median section of at least one of the first contacts.