Patent ID: 6471546
Filing Date: 2002-10-29
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector for receiving a plug, comprising:an insulative housing having a pair of recesses in two side walls thereof, each recess defining an inner wall located at a front end thereof; a group of terminals received in the insulative housing for electrically connecting with an inserted mating plug; and a shield covering a front of the insulative housing, the shield comprising a pair of side plates, each side plate having a securing tab, the securing tab having a tine projecting forwardly therefrom and embedded into a corresponding recess to engage with the inner wall of the insulative housing; wherein each recess has a bottom face therein to engage with the tine of the corresponding securing tab; wherein the terminal group comprises a first terminal, a second terminal, and a third terminal and each of the first terminal and the second terminal comprises an engaging portion retained in the insulative housing, a contacting portion for mating with a complementary plug, and a positioning portion for soldering to a printed circuit board; wherein the engaging portion defines a serrated upper edge interengaging with the insulative housing and a lower flat edge abutting against the insulative housing to facilitate maintaining coplanarity of the positioning portions.