Patent ID: 8152566
Filing Date: 2012-04-10
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing; a plurality of contacts retained in the insulative housing; and a metal shell enclosing the insulative housing and comprising a top wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of side walls connecting the top wall and the bottom wall to jointly form a receiving space to accommodate the insulative housing, the top wall comprising an integral resilient arm configured in a fixed ended beam manner, the resilient arm comprising two fixed distal ends and a locking protrusion located between the two fixed distal ends, the locking protrusion extending beyond a top surface of the top wall for deformably locking with a notch of a mateable connector; wherein the top wall comprises a first engaging arm in a fixed ended beam manner, the first engaging arm comprising a pair of first fixed ends and a first protrusion located between the first fixed ends, the first protrusion extending beyond the top surface of the top wall for abutting against the mateable connector; wherein the bottom wall comprises a second engaging arm in a fixed ended beam manner, the second engaging arm comprising a pair of second fixed ends and a second protrusion located between the second fixed ends, the second protrusion extending beyond a bottom surface of the bottom wall, the second engaging arm being offset from and being narrower than the first engaging arm; wherein the bottom wall comprises a third engaging arm in a fixed ended beam manner, the third engaging arm comprising a pair of third fixed ends and a third protrusion located between the third fixed ends, the third protrusion extending beyond the bottom surface of the bottom wall, the third engaging arm being narrower than the second engaging arm while being wider than the locking protrusion.