Patent ID: 6884106
Filing Date: 2005-04-26
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector assembly comprising: a plug having a housing with front and rear ends, the front end including a mating interface, the housing having a long top wall, a long bottom wall and short side walls; a receptacle having an opening configured to receive the mating interface of the plug; a deflectable latch including a beam disposed along one of the sidewalls, the beam having a front end secured to the plug housing proximate the front end of the plug housing, the beam extending from the front end of the plug housing rearward toward the rear end of the plug housing, the beam having a rear, free-standing end which is biasable towards the plug to permit the plug and receptacle to be mated with one another, the latch further including first and second latching projections that are biasable towards the plug and that extend from opposite sides of the beam; and first and second latch mating elements formed within the receptacle opening, the first and second latch mating elements being positioned to securely engage the first and second latching projections when the plug and receptacle housings are fully mated with one another.