Patent ID: 7008261
Filing Date: 2006-03-07
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector assembly comprises: an insulating housing comprising a first face and an opposite second face, the insulating housing comprising a first array of receiving spaces extending from the second face toward the first face thereof and a first array of cavities extending from the first face toward the second face thereof and respectively communicating with the receiving spaces; a plurality of mating ports assembled to the insulating housing and respectively received in the cavities of the insulating housing; a first terminal group assembled to the insulating housing and comprising a plurality of terminal units, each terminal unit comprising a contacting portion exposed in a corresponding receiving space and a plurality of tail portions; a second terminal group assembled to the insulating housing and comprising a plurality of arms respectively extending into the receiving spaces of the housing; and a third terminal group assembled to the insulating housing and electrically connecting with the tail portions of the first terminal group wherein each cavity of the insulating housing comprises a pair of trapeziform spaces and a cylindrical hole connecting the trapeziform spaces, and wherein each mating port comprises a cylindrical neck received in the cylinMcal hole and a pair of projections respectively received in the pair of trapeziform spaces.