Patent ID: 6290530
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector comprising:an insulative housing defining a plurality of passageways therein and including a projecting portion forwardly extending from a front thereof;a plurality of contacts for being received in the passageways of the housing, each contact including a contact portion projecting beyond the projecting portion for engaging with a mating electrical connector;a base and a cover for enveloping the housing, the base including a pair of lateral walls, a guiding post being formed projecting forwardly from a front end of each lateral wall for guiding the connector to connect with the mating electrical connector; andupper and lower metal shells located in the base and the cover for shielding the housing, the shells including means for strengthening and shielding the guiding post of the base;wherein the strengthening and shielding means comprises a pair of side retaining arms respectively depending upwardly from opposite side edges of the lower shell, said retaining arms respectively engaging outward sides of the guiding posts;wherein the strengthening and shielding means comprises a front retaining arm inwardly depending from a front edge of each side retaining arm for engaging a front end of a corresponding guiding post;wherein the front retaining arms are substantially perpendicular to the side retaining arms;wherein each guiding post longitudinally defines a slit in a middle thereof;further comprising a pair of latches received in a corresponding slit;wherein each latch comprises a locking tongue upwardly extending from a middle thereof and a triangular retention tab at a front distal end thereof for engaging with the mating electrical connector;wherein the base comprises a cavity defined between the lateral walls of the base for receiving the housing therein;further comprising a printed circuit board and a cable having wires soldered to the printed circuit board, the printed circuit board transversely being located between the lateral walls of the base, and each contact rearwardly and horizontally forming a straddle tail, a groove being defined in the straddle tail for latching with the printed circuit board, whereby the cable electrically connects with the contacts;wherein an upper enclosing portion and a lower enclosing portion respectively extend from a front of the upper shell and a front of the lower shell for cooperating with each other to shield the projecting portions of the housing;wherein the upper shell has an upper flap at a rear thereof and the lower shell has a lower flap at a rear thereof for shielding the housing, and wherein the upper and the lower flaps each define a recess for receiving the cable therein;wherein the cover further forms a pair of engaging tabs, and the base further defines a pair of holes for latching with the engaging tabs.