Patent ID: 7997922
Filing Date: 2011-08-16
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A shell for guiding a plug connector into engagement with an opposing mating connector mounted to a circuit board, the shell comprising: first, second, third and fourth walls that collectively define a four-sided enclosure with a front edge that defines a beginning of the enclosure and a rear edge that defines an end of the enclosure, the enclosure having an area that extends from the front edge to the rear edge, the first and second walls including body portions opposing each other and the third and fourth walls including body portions opposing each other, the first and second walls further including bottom portions that extend away from the body portions for contacting the circuit board to which the shell is mounted; and a press arm formed in the third wall and extending rearward of the rear edge of the enclosure and extending at least partially into an extension of the area defined by the first, second, third and fourth walls, the press arm having a free end for contacting an opposing portion of the plug connector when the plug connector is inserted into the shell.