Patent ID: 7758379
Filing Date: 2010-07-20
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: a housing having a receiving space; a base body inserted into the receiving space and having a tongue, the tongue has a first surface having a plurality of first terminal slots and a second surface having a plurality of second terminal slots; a first terminal assembly having a plurality of first terminals located in the first terminal slots, respectively, each of the plurality of first terminals has a contact portion and a leg extending downwardly from the contact portion; a second terminal assembly having a plurality of second terminals located in the second terminal slots, each of the plurality of second terminals has a contact portion and a leg extending downwardly from a first end of the contact portion, each contact portion has a downwardly bent section located on a second end thereof; and a ground piece inserted into a gap of the tongue, a front end of the ground piece extends downwardly forming a contact portion contacting one of the ground terminals of the plurality of first terminals and the plurality of second terminals to achieve the function of grounding and electrostatic discharge (ESD) prevention; wherein the legs of the plurality of first terminals are alternatively positioned in two sets being the legs of every third first terminal of the plurality of first terminals and the legs of remaining first terminals of the plurality of first terminals, the legs of every third first terminal of the plurality of first terminals are positioned further apart from the legs of the plurality of second terminals than the legs of the remaining first terminals of the plurality of first terminals.