Patent ID: 6347957
Filing Date: 2002-02-19
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector assembly, comprising:a first connector adapted for being assembled to a printed circuit board, said first connector including a first housing having a base plate and an island portion on the base plate, a pair of spaced latching wedges formed on opposite ends of said base plate; a second connector mated to said first connector, said second connector including a second housing defining a cavity for receiving said island portion of said first connector and a termination face opposite to said cavity, a pair of mounting wedges formed on opposite ends thereof, said second housing further defining a pair of retaining recesses adjacent to said mounting wedges, a termination cover assembled to said termination face of said second housing, said cover including a pair of mounting lugs engageable to said mounting wedges, and a pair of passages defined in said cover adjacent to said mounting lugs; and a strain relief assembled to said second connector, said strain relief forming a base bar, inner latches extending through the passages of said cover to be fixedly engaged in said retaining recesses, and outer latches pivotally hinged to said base bar, said outer latches each forming a slim beam for releasably interlocking with a corresponding pair of latching wedges, and a pair of shoulders perpendicularly extending from the slim beam for engaging with said latching wedges of the first connector when said second connector is mated to said first connector; wherein each shoulder of the outer latch of the strain relief and the latching wedge of the first connector have a substantially identical thickness; wherein the pair of latching wedges extend outwardly from each end of the base plate of the first connector; wherein said retaining recesses each further include a block on an inner wall thereof for engaging with a projection formed on a tip of a corresponding inner latch; wherein said passages of said cover are each aligned with a corresponding retaining recess of said second housing; wherein said base bar further includes a pair of horns on ends thereof for limiting pivotal movement of said outer latches; wherein rear ends of said outer latches are bridged by a handle.