Patent ID: 6890192
Filing Date: 2005-05-10
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A sequential connection-type connector comprising: an insulative housing having contact-accommodating cavities and at least one inside wall; receptacle contacts arranged in said contact-accommodating cavities and each defining an opening receivable of a mating male contact; and an additional contact arranged between one of said receptacle contacts and said inside wall of said housing, said additional contact including a contact plate portion in contact with said receptacle contact, an engaging portion protruding into said inside wall, a bent portion extending from a rear end of said contact plate portion and interposed between said contact plate portion and said engaging portion, and a contact arm extending from a front end of said contact plate portion and protruding in front of a front end of said receptacle contact, said contact arm extending across said opening in said receptacle contact; whereby with said contact plate portion being in contact with said receptacle contact and said engaging portion protruding into said inside wall, said additional contact is clamped between said inside wall and said receptacle contact.