Patent ID: 9136644
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector assembly comprising: a receptacle connector and a plug connector mating with the receptacle connector; the receptacle connector comprising: a receptacle insulative housing comprising a receiving portion, a plurality of mating portions extending from the receiving portion and a pair of locking arms integrally formed at opposite lateral sides of the receptacle insulative housing; and a plurality of female contact groups fixed in the receptacle insulative housing, each female contact group comprising a pair of resilient contacting portions; the plug connector comprising: a plug insulative housing comprising a mating surface, a plurality of cavities extending through the mating surface and a pair of locking walls located at opposite lateral sides of the plug insulative housing; and a plurality of male contacts fixed in the plug insulative housing, each male contact comprising a rigid contacting portion extending into corresponding cavity; wherein when the plug connector the receptacle connector are mating with each other, the mating portions of the receptacle connector are inserted in the cavities of the plug connector with the rigid contacting portion sandwiched by the pair of resilient contacting portions, and the locking arms are in locking with the locking walls for fixation; and wherein each female contact group comprises first and second female contacts combined together, each of the first and second contacts comprising a retaining portion and the contacting portion extending forwardly from the retaining portion, each retaining portion comprising a first locking portion and a second locking portion on opposite lateral side thereof, respectively, each first locking portion comprising a slit, each second locking portion comprising a positioning portion and an engaging arm outside of the positioning portion; and wherein the retaining portion and the contacting portion of the first female contact are of the same configuration as the retaining portion and the contacting portion of the second female contact after rotating 180 degrees.