Patent ID: 7484969
Filing Date: 2009-02-03
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector assembly comprising: a first connector having a first housing defining a receiving portion, a plurality of first contacts received in the first housing and a pair of first retainers assembled to the first housing, the first retainer being formed with an elastic contacting arm exposed in the receiving portion; a second connector having a second housing, a plurality of second contacts received in the second housing and a second retainer assembled to the second housing from a top surface of the second housing, the second retainer having a horizontal shoulder portion, two contacting arms downwardly extending from opposed ends of the horizontal shoulder portion and being disposed on side faces of the second housing to engage with the elastic contacting arms of the first retainers and two tails respectively extending outwardly from bottom ends of the contacting arms, the bottom end being away from the horizontal shoulder portion in a top to bottom direction; wherein the end wall of the second connector defines a plurality of slots, the slot comprises a horizontal slot on a top surface of the end wall to receive the horizontal shoulder portion of the second retainer and two vertical slots on two side faces of the end wall to receive the two contacting portions of the second retainer.