Patent ID: 6540561
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A plug connector for being connected to a receptacle connector responsive to motion in a first direction, said plug connector comprising:an insulating plug housing with a plurality of plug contacts molded in said plug housing, said plurality of plug contacts including: a first set of plug contacts each having a first principal surface extending along said first direction, a U-bend and a second principal surface, parallel to the first principal surface and a wall between the first principal surface and said second principal surface, said second principal surface having a concave portion recessed from the second principal surface; a second set of plug contacts each having a first principal surface extending along said first direction, a U-bend and a second principal surface, parallel to the first principal surface and a wall between the first principal surface and said second principal surface, said first principal surface having a concave portion recessed from the second principal surface; and a receptacle having two conductive projections, each of said projections engaging an individually associated one of said concave portions for making electrical contact with said concave portions in order to complete an electrical circuit and to mechanically interlock said plug and receptacle.