Patent ID: 7223108

Claim:
A dustproof receptacle connector comprising: a dielectric housing having a receiving cavity with a front opening defined in a front surface of the dielectric housing, and at least one mounting hole defined in a rear wall of the dielectric housing communicating with said receiving cavity; a plurality of terminals disposed in the dielectric housing; and a slider unit slidably received in said receiving cavity, comprising a dustproof cover for sealing said front opening of said receiving cavity and at least one spring, at least one longitudinal pillar extending backwards from said dustproof cover, with the free end of the pillar slidably disposed in said mounting hole of the dielectric housing, and said spring retained on the longitudinal pillar with one end of said spring abutting against the dustproof cover and the other end of said spring abutting against the rear wall of the dielectric housing wherein said dustproof cover has top and bottom surfaces formed as two opposite scalloped surfaces for engaging with the corresponding conductive portions of said plurality of terminals respectively.