Patent ID: 9153925
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: H01R,H04M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A plug connector comprising: a flange; a tab that extends away from the flange and is configured to be inserted into a corresponding receptacle connector, the tab including a conductive frame and encapsulant filled within the frame and having an entrance end disposed opposite a distal end and first and second opposing major surfaces extending between the flange and the distal end; a retainer positioned at the entrance end of the tab and formed from a material different than the encapsulant; a carrier having a first portion positioned within the conductive frame, a second portion extending through the retainer and a third portion extending out of the retainer at an angle with respect to the longitudinal plane, the carrier having a plurality of conductors formed thereon and extending from the first portion to the third portion, each of the plurality of conductors having a mating surface formed on the first portion and exposed at an outer surface of the plug.