Patent ID: 7481664

Claim:
An electrical connector assembly comprising a rectangular plug and a rectangular receptacle; the rectangular plug comprising: a plug housing comprising an upper plug housing and a lower plug housing configured to mate with the upper plug housing; a plug shield comprising an upper plug shield and a lower plug shield configured to mate with the upper plug shield, the mated upper plug shield and lower plug shield being disposed in the mated upper plug housing and lower plug housing; a plug terminal insert having at least one contact, the plug terminal insert disposed in the plug shield; a latch configured with a button, an arm section and a pawl section, the latch rotating about a pivot point; and the rectangular receptacle comprising: a receptacle housing; a receptacle shield configured to mate with the receptacle housing; a receptacle terminal insert having an aperture for receiving the pawl, and a least two contacts corresponding with the at least one contact, the receptacle terminal insert being disposed in the receptacle shield; and wherein the pawl engages with the pawl aperture to secure the rectangular plug to the rectangular receptacle when the rectangular plug and the rectangular receptacle are mated.