Patent ID: 8109795
Filing Date: 2012-02-07
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector compatible to standards of Universal Serial Bus (USB) and External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (eSATA) protocols, comprising: an insulative housing defining a base portion, a pair of sidewalls respectively extending forwards from two opposite ends of the base portion and a tongue portion disposed between the sidewalls and defining thereon first and second surfaces opposite to each other; an eSATA contact set comprising several contacts each defining a blade contacting section exposed upon the first surface and a leg section; a USB contact set comprising several contacts each defining a deflectable cantilevered beam accessible from the second surface; and a grounding member retained in the tongue portion and disposed between the eSATA contact set and the USB contact set, and further spaced from the blade contacting sections and the deflectable cantilevered beams; wherein the tongue portion defines two opposite side surfaces facing to the sidewalls, a front face connecting with the side surfaces and a receiving slot running through the side surfaces and the front face thereof to divide the tongue portion into first and second mating portions spaced from each other, and the grounding member defines a horizontal main section received in the receiving slot and disposed between the first and second mating portions; wherein the grounding member also has a soldering leg perpendicularly extending downward from the main section for being mounted onto a printed circuit board on which the electrical connector is mounted.