Patent ID: 7727001
Filing Date: 2010-06-01
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A receptacle for an electrical connector assembly, the receptacle comprising: a housing comprising opposite first and second housing sides and a contact retention portion for holding an electrical contact, the contact retention portion extending between the first and second housing sides and including a connector face for engaging a plug assembly; and first and second guide posts located adjacent to and extending along, respectively, the first and second housing sides, each of the first and second guide posts comprising a base and a tip and having a curved contour and a planar side that extend from the base to the tip, wherein the planar sides of the first and second guide posts substantially oppose each other across the connector face, wherein the curved contour of each guide post includes a portion that is substantially dome-shaped such that a diameter of the corresponding guide post measured along the planar side of the dome-shaped portion reduces in a non-linear manner as the corresponding guide post extends from the base to the tip, and wherein cross-sections of the first and second guide posts form substantially truncated circles.