Patent ID: 7371125
Filing Date: 2008-05-13
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector for electrically connecting a mating plug, comprising: an insulative housing defining a plug-insertion hole surrounded by a peripheral wall thereof, said peripheral wall comprising an arched shaped top wall which defines an opening extending through the top wall and communicating with the plug-insertion hole; and a pair of switch contacts comprising a movable contact and an immovable contact, the movable contact defining a mating portion contactable with the immovable contact and an engaging portion extending into the plug-insertion hole for abutting against the plug, said movable contact being deflectable within said opening when the plug is inserted and drives said engaging portion to move outwardly with the mating portion disengaging from the immovable contact, wherein the insulative housing defines a mating face and a rear wall opposite to the mating face, the rear wall defining a recess for insertion of the immovable contact therethrough, wherein the recess comprises a cambered slit and a slot in communication with the slit, and wherein said immovable contact defines a cambered stationary portion retained in the slit and a soldering tail fixed in the slot and extending beyond the insulative housing.