Patent ID: 7311557
Filing Date: 2007-12-25
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: a housing; four side walls provided at a periphery of said housing to define a space for receiving a mating connector that has a mating housing, a resilient arm extending from said mating housing for resiliently flexing and deforming, an engagement lock portion for engaging said electrical connector, and an operative portion for resiliently flexing and deforming said resilient arm to release an engagement between said electrical connector and said mating connector; a plurality of cut-off portions provided in one of said four side walls for permitting a plurality of cables to extend from a plurality of positions of said mating connector in a direction perpendicular to a plug-in direction with said mating connector; and at least one post portion provided between said cut-off portions and guiding said mating connector.