Patent ID: 6503102
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector assembly comprising:an insulating housing comprising a main section and a pair of mating tongues extending forwardly from said main section, said main section comprising a rear portion and a retaining portion extending forwardly from said rear portion between said mating tongues, said rear portion defining a pair of receiving slots therethrough on opposite sides of said retaining portion; a plurality of terminals received in said insulating housing; a rear shell enclosing said rear portion of said insulating housing, said rear shell having a pair of forwardly extending doors inserted into corresponding receiving slots, and a pair of notches beside said pair of doors; and a pair of front shells each retained to the rear shell and enclosing a corresponding mating tongue of the insulating housing, each front shell including a retaining plate received in a corresponding receiving slot and overlapping a corresponding door of said rear shell, and having a vertically bent retaining tail engaging with a corresponding notch of said rear shell; wherein each front shell has an engaging plate opposite to said retaining plate; wherein said engaging plate of each front shell defines a rectangular opening therein, and said rear shell comprises a pair of protrusions received in corresponding rectangular openings of said front shells; wherein said engaging plate of each front shell defines a pair of rectangular cutouts beside said rectangular opening, and said rear portion of said insulating housing comprises a pair of projections formed on each of opposite sides thereof for being received in corresponding rectangular cutouts.