Patent ID: 7878833
Filing Date: 2011-02-01
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector, comprising: a USB connector defining a pair of first elastic portions at lateral side and a plurality of protrusions; an insulator enclosing part of the USB connector and extending beyond the USB connector to form an expansion; and a pair of hermaphroditic top and bottom housings jointly enclosing the USB connector and interlocked to each other, the top housing defining a slit spaced from a front-end surface thereof with a certain distance, the protrusions located in the slit, both of the top housing and bottom housing comprising a lower wall, a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall respectively; wherein the lower wall defines a pair of recesses therein, the first lateral wall of the top housing extends downwardly to form a projection, the projection defines a depression recessed from upper surfaces thereof, the first elastic portions are aligning with corresponding depressions defined in a lateral side of the top or bottom housing, the second lateral wall defines a longer cutout, and the projection of the bottom housing is received in the cutout of the top housing, the bottom housing defines a latch portion, the top housing has a receiving groove with a block defined therein, the block has a slanted surface extending upwards and slantways from an inner surface of the receiving groove, and the latch portion of the bottom housing is received in the receiving groove of the top housing and locked with the block.