Patent ID: 7559805
Filing Date: 2009-07-14
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical receptacle, comprising: a first receiving cavity with a first tongue portion extending thereinto; a second receiving cavity communicating with the first receiving cavity with a second tongue portion extending thereinto, the first and the second tongue portions being parallel to each other while the second tongue portion being thicker than the first tongue portion; a plurality of first contacts disposed on a mounting surface of the first tongue portion; and a plurality of second contacts disposed on opposite first and second walls of the second tongue portion and protruding into the second receiving cavity; wherein the second tongue portion comprises two lateral sides between the first and the second walls in condition that a plurality of power contacts are disposed on the lateral sides of the second tongue portion, wherein herein the first contacts are non-elastic and exposed to the first receiving cavity, the second contacts being elastic and comprising convex portions extending into the second receiving cavity and an insulative housing with the first and the second receiving cavities defined therein, the insulative housing comprising a chamfered portion and a right angle portion on lateral sides thereof, wherein the chamfered portion and the right angle portion are located between the first and the second tongue portions along a vertical direction.