Patent ID: 6419529
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector assembly for mounting on a print circuit board (PCB) and to an electrical device shell, comprising:a pair of electrical connectors each including an insulative housing, a front metal shell having a pair of side walls, a rear metal shell and a plurality of terminals for soldering to a printed circuit board, an ear portion extending from one of the side walls of each front shell and having a through hole, the through holes being aligned with each other when the front shells are mounted on said pair of insulative housings; a conductive panel positioned in front of said pair of connectors and defining two openings, to expose mating ports of said two connectors, with a crossbar therebetween; an insulative board formed between the insulative housings of the electrical connectors and extending forward, a hole being formed on a front face of the insulative board and aligned with the through holes for receiving a fastener extending through the electrical device shell; wherein the insulative housing includes a front section defining a plurality of passageways thereon and a rear section having a plurality of latches formed on opposite sides thereof; wherein the insulative board is formed together with the rear sections of the housings; wherein each of the front shells includes a receiving opening enclosed by a bottom wall, a top wall and two side walls for receiving the front section of the insulative housing therein, a pair of inserting plates respectively extending rearward from the side walls, each inserting plate forming a plurality of latching fingers at a rear edge thereof, one of said inserting plates further having a cutout.