Patent ID: 6629857
Filing Date: 2003-10-07
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector for being mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB), comprising:an insulative housing comprising a front wall, a top wall, a bottom wall and opposed sidewalls which together define an interior space; a set of conductive terminals received in the interior space; and a shell enclosing the housing and comprising two retention devices on each of two opposite sides thereof, each retention device including a hook and a beam extending through the housing, the hook being longer than the beam and having a bottom free end forming a protrusion at a side edge thereof, the protrusion being adapted for engaging in a hole in the PCB; wherein the protrusion of the hook comprises first and second barb portions; wherein the housing comprises a pair of opposite step portions projecting outwardly from opposed sidewalls thereof, each of said step portions defining two pairs of retaining holes and apertures; wherein the hook and the beam respectively extend through the retaining hole and the aperture of the corresponding step portion of the housing. 2.The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing further comprises a sleeve portion projecting from the front wall for receiving a mating plug.