Patent ID: 8905777
Filing Date: 2014-12-09
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector assembly comprising: a housing having a channel formed on a top surface thereof and extending along a mating direction, and an indentation formed in the channel; a latch mechanism received in the channel, and being capable of sliding in the channel; and a coil spring received in the indentation and limited by the latch mechanism moving along a front to rear direction; wherein the latch mechanism defines a block extending into the indentation and attached to a front end of the coil spring; wherein the latch mechanism comprises a pull tape on a back end thereof, an actuator on a front end, and a connecting portion located between the pull tape and the actuator; wherein the channel comprises a receiving slot, and the indentation is defined in the receiving slot; wherein the actuator has a free end structured in a curved shape and disposed in a fixing slot of the channel, and wherein the housing comprises a first surface and a second surface, and the first surface is located below and disposed in front of the second surface, the channel is extending from the second surface to the first surface.