Patent ID: 7303445
Filing Date: 2007-12-04
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector comprising a receptacle having opposite front and rear ends and at least one side wall extending from the front end towards the rear end, a fitting recess extending into the front end of the receptacle for receiving a housing of a mating connector, at least one mounting groove formed in an outer surface of the side wall of the receptacle rearward of the front end, at least one fixing member mounted in the mounting groove and configured to be fixed to an electric or electronic device, and at least one engaging groove formed in a surface of the side wall of the receptacle facing into the fitting recess and spaced inwardly from the outer surface of the side wall, the engaging groove extending from the front end of the receptacle to a position forward of the mounting groove, the engaging groove being engageable with at least one engaging projection bulging from the housing of the mating connector as the connector is connected with the mating connector to resist a tensile force acting when the housing is pulled in a direction away from the electric or electronic device.