Patent ID: 6394824
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector, comprisinga lower half defining a supporting socket adjacent to a first end thereof; an upper half assembled to the lower half; a latch pivotally assembled to said supporting socket of said lower half; a grounding device attached to the upper half for electrically establishing a grounding path to a receptacle in which the electrical connector is mated; and interengaging means formed between the upper and lower halves and including a pair of recesses defined in the lower half, and a pair of anchoring legs extending outwardly from said upper half and snugly received in said recesses; wherein said upper half includes a supporting post on which a spring is seated to provide an upward biasing force to the latch; wherein said grounding device includes a pair of spring arms projecting upward from a top face of the upper half; wherein said recesses are defined obliquely with respect to a visual horizontal surface of said lower half.