Patent ID: 6616487
Filing Date: 2003-09-09
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A plug connector, comprising:an insulative housing comprising a base having a front face and a rear face opposite to the front face, a tongue extending forwardly from the front face of the base, a plurality of passageways extending through the tongue and the base, and a spacer extending rearwardly from the rear face of the base and having a projection laterally extending; an audio plug secured to the base; and a plurality of terminals received in the passageways of the insulative housing; wherein the passageways are arranged in two rows on opposite upper and lower side faces of the tongue respectively; wherein the spacer is located between the two rows of the passageways of the housing and has an upper face, a lower face opposite to the upper face, a rear face, and a plurality of slots extending through the upper face, the lower face and the rear face to meet with the passageways of the housing; wherein each slot communicates with two opposite passageways on the opposite upper and lower side faces of the tongue; wherein the base of the housing comprises an upper face and a lower face opposite to the upper face and wherein each of the upper face and the lower face defines a notch; wherein the base of the housing comprises two opposite convex end faces connecting the upper face and the lower face; wherein the housing comprises an extension extending rearwardly beyond the rear face of the housing and comprising a convex outer face flush with one end face of the base; wherein the extension comprises an inner face facing the spacer and defining a pair of recesses.