Patent ID: 7214080
Filing Date: 2007-05-08
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector, comprising: an outer housing, at least one receiving portion in the inner surface of the outer housing; a resilient member at least partly accommodated in the outer housing; and an inner housing at least partly accommodated in the outer housing so that the resilient member is sandwiched between a portion of the inner housing and a portion of the outer housing, the inner housing being configured to be pushed towards the portion of the outer housing and being supported by the resilient member for floating substantially in connecting directions towards and away from the portion of the outer housing, at least one latch on the outer surface of the inner housing, the latch and the receiving portion contacting each other for rigidly mounting the inner housing in the outer housing before mating the connector, and the latch and the receiving portion being separated from each other by a movement of the inner housing during mating of the connector for canceling the rigidly mounted state of the inner housing.