Patent ID: 6554648
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A USB receptacle connector for connecting with a mating plug connector, comprising:an insulative housing comprising a plurality of receiving passageways; a plurality of terminals received in the receiving passageways of the insulative housing; and a metal shell covering the insulative housing and comprising a mating port for insertion of the mating plug connector, the mating port having two sidewalls each of said sidewalls defining a pair of latches extending forward and a contact tab extending from the mating port rearward and between the two latches for making the shell constantly contact with a shell of the mating plug connector; wherein the shell comprises a front shell part and a rear shell part, the mating port is formed in a front end of the front shell part, and each of said contact tabs is defined at a side of the mating port; wherein the front shell part has a bottom face forming a board lock for mounting the USB receptacle connector onto a printed circuit board.