Patent ID: 7878840
Filing Date: 2011-02-01
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A plug configured for mating with a socket-equipped arrangement (SEA), the plug comprising: a plurality of plug pins; and a plug housing surrounding the plurality of plug pins, at least one surface of the plug housing having therein an aperture penetrating through the plug housing, wherein the plug housing includes a pair of first parallel surfaces and a pair of second parallel surfaces disposed perpendicularly to the first parallel surfaces, a surface of the pair of second parallel surfaces being smaller than a surface of the pair of first parallel surfaces, the at least one surface having the aperture being one of the pair of second parallel surfaces, and wherein the plug housing is configured to bias a spring-loaded mechanism included in a plug-receiving cavity of the SEA when the plug is inserted into the plug-receiving cavity, and wherein the aperture is configured to mate with the spring-loaded mechanism when the plug is in a terminal mating position with the plug-receiving cavity.