Patent ID: 8517756

Claim:
An electrical connector assembly, comprising: a male connector comprising a male insulating housing and a plurality of first terminals assembled to the male insulating housing, a protrusion extending up from the top surface of the male insulating housing, the protrusion forming an ejecting surface on a rear side of the protrusion; and a female connector comprising a female insulating housing which defines a recess for accommodating the male insulating housing, and a plurality of second terminals, assembled in the recess, to connect to the first terminals, the top surface of the female insulating housing defining a fastening hole communicating with the recess, and an elastic tab extending downward from a rear sidewall of the fastening hole to hold the protrusion against a front sidewall of the fastening hole in the fastening hole; wherein the ejecting surface of the protrusion is substantially arc-shaped or inclined; wherein two isolating slots are defined in the top surface of the female connector, at two opposite sides of the elastic tab and communicating with the fastening hole; and wherein the elastic tab abuts against the ejecting surface when disassembling the male connector from the female connector.