Patent ID: 8961217
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: an electrically conductive housing for inhibiting electromagnetic interference, the housing having an upper and lower housing section with a cavity disposed therebetween, and further including a mating end on a front face of the housing; a connector body seated in the cavity of the housing, the connector body having a plurality of contacts extending in an axial direction along a coupling axis; a latch device mounted to the housing and having at least one latch arm, the latch arm further comprising: a biasing member in communication with the latch device, the biasing member extending in a transverse direction in relation to the coupling axis and contacting the housing for driving the latching end toward the catch to maintain engagement with the catch; and a skirt on the mating end of the housing, the skirt having a plurality of cantilevered tangs for bearing against a corresponding mating end of the mating connector.