Patent ID: 6350156
Filing Date: 2002-02-26
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A receptacle connector for receiving a mating plug and for blocking a relatively smaller second plug from being received, the receptacle connector comprising:a housing having a plug-receiving cavity; terminals mounted in the plug-receiving cavity; and a deflection member formed of a metal sheet material, having a retention section, a ramp surface and a blocking tab, the retention member being mounted in a slot in the housing, the ramp surface extending into the plug receiving cavity and the blocking tab extending laterally from the ramp surface further into the plug-receiving cavity; wherein, when the mating plug is inserted into the plug-receiving cavity, the ramp surface is engaged and the blocking tab deflects away from the mating plug thereby allowing insertion into the plug-receiving cavity, the second plug is stopped by the blocking tabs, thereby preventing insertion thereof.