Patent ID: 8439708
Filing Date: 2013-05-14
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing; a plurality of contacts retained in the insulative housing; and a metal shell 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 a pair of slits each extending along a transverse direction, a cutout communicating with the slits and a L-shaped cantilevered arm residing in the slits and the cutout, the cantilevered arm comprising a base portion sidewardly protruding from the side wall with a width along the transverse direction and situated between the pair of slits and a deformable arm extending in the cutout along a mating direction perpendicular to the transverse direction; wherein the deformable arm comprises a locking protrusion bent upwardly for locking with a notch of a mateable connector; and wherein said width of the base portion is greater than a width of the locking protrusion measured along the transverse direction.