Patent ID: 8100702
Filing Date: 2012-01-24
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A receptacle connector for receiving a complementary plug, comprising: an insulative housing having a top wall, a bottom wall, a rear wall, a pair of side walls connecting the top and the bottom walls, and a receiving space defined therebetween for receiving the complementary plug, the rear wall defining a plurality of receiving channels extending therethrough, the top wall defining a top surface and a plurality of receiving slots opened on said top surface, both the receiving channels and the receiving slots communicating with the receiving space; and a plurality of contacts assembled to the insulative housing, each contact comprising a retention portion fixed in the corresponding receiving channel, a contact portion extending into the receiving space from the retention portion, and a tail portion extending perpendicularly from the retention portion; wherein the top wall forms a protrusion protruded in each receiving slot, and each contact portion having a free end abutting against said protrusion and being capable of moving in said receiving slot when the contact portion is engaged with and deflected by the complementary plug.