Patent ID: 6257929
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector assembly comprising:an insulative housing having a mating face, an opposite rear face and a plurality of receiving channels defined between the mating face and the rear face;a plurality of contacts having retaining sections for engaging within corresponding receiving channels of the housing, and mating sections extending outside the mating face of the housing; andan outer metal shell for shielding the connector assembly, the shell forming a shroud for enclosing the mating sections of the contacts therein; whereina pair of recesses are respectively defined in each one of two opposite sides of the housing in communication with the mating face, a cantilevered flexible hook being integrally formed with the housing in each recess and extending toward the mating face thereof, and the shell defines a pair of engaging openings in each one of two opposite sides thereof corresponding to the flexible hooks of the housing;wherein each flexible hook forms a guiding section inclined toward the mating face of the housing for guiding the corresponding engaging opening of the shell to enter into engagement therewith;wherein each flexible hook forms a retaining section connected with the guiding section for snapping into the corresponding engaging opening of the shell;wherein a pair of ribs rearwardly extends from the housing and defines a receiving space therebetween;further comprising a contact spacer positioned in the receiving space between the ribs of the housing.