Patent ID: 7033227

Claim:
A receptacle intended to mate with a plug, the plug having a body with a longitudinal axis and a plurality of plug electrical contacts, n, arranged in a row approximately transversely to the longitudinal axis, distal ends of the plug electrical contacts are at a distance d i , d i+1 , . . . d n , respectively, from a bottom of the plug body, and a plurality of spacers between each of the plurality of plug electrical contacts, the receptacle comprising: a housing forming a passage for accepting the plug body therein during an insertion of the plug in a substantially longitudinal direction into the passage; a first interference projection mounted in and extending into the passage, wherein a height of the first interference projection is D, a plurality of receptacle electrical contacts arranged in a row transversely to the longitudinal direction of the passage; wherein during insertion of the plug into the passage, the first interference projection is located in a pathway between the one of the plurality of plug electrical contacts and one of the plurality of receptacle electrical contacts, and wherein during insertion of the plug into the passage, one of the plurality of plug electrical contacts having a distal end positioned such that a height of the distal end is above the bottom of the plug body is less than D the distal end impacts the first interference projection, the first interference projection deflecting upwardly the distal end of the one of the plurality of plug electrical contacts.