Patent ID: 6132241
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector assembly, comprising:a first connector assembled to a printed circuit board, said first connector including a first housing having a base plate forming an island portion thereof, at least a hook formed on said base plate;a second connector mated to said first connector, said second connector including a second housing defining a cavity for receiving said island portion of said first connector and a termination face opposite to said cavity, a pair of mounting wedges formed on opposite ends thereof, said second housing further defining a retaining recess adjacent to each said mounting wedge, a termination cover assembled to said termination face of said second connector, said cover including a pair of mounting lugs engaged to said mounting wedges, a pair of passages defined in said cover adjacent to said mounting lugs; anda strain relief assembled to said termination cover, said strain relief forming inner latches engaged to said retaining recesses and outer latches pivotally hinged to a base bar, said outer latches being releasably engaged to said hooks of said first connector when said second connector is mated to said first connector.