Patent ID: 7744388
Filing Date: 2010-06-29
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector including: (a) a housing having a socket shaped to at least partially receive a mating plug; (b) a plurality of electrically conductive contact elements at least partially extending into said socket for effecting electrical connection with corresponding electrically conductive contacts of the plug; and (c) a door element coupled to the housing, wherein the door element is mounted for slidable movement along a nonlinear path between an open position whereby the socket is laid open for engagement by the mating plug and a closed position whereby access to the socket is inhibited; wherein the door element includes guiding lugs for guiding the mating plug into the socket during insertion, wherein the guiding lugs include locking surfaces for engaging with a locking clip on the mating plug when the mating plug is inserted in the socket.