Patent ID: 7134900

Claim:
An electrical connector assembly, comprising: a first connector comprising a first housing, a plurality of first terminals received in the first housing and a first shell; a second connector comprising a second housing, a plurality of second terminals received in the second housing and a second shell; latching means comprise a latching member assembled on the first connector and a gap defined on the second connector; the latching member comprising a pair of arms, a connecting portion connecting with the arms, and a latching section formed on the arm and received in the gap of the second connector, a face of the latching section close to the connecting portion is inclined and engaging to an edge of the gap; wherein the first housing comprises a base portion and a tongue extending from the base portion, the base portion comprises an upper channel and a lower channel, the arms of the latching member are received in the upper and the lower channels, respectively; wherein the tongue forms a projection at the front end thereof, and a slot formed between the projection and the tongue, and said latching member extends into the slot with the latching section exposed beyond the tongue; wherein the other arm defines a plurality of retaining blocks engaging with the inner face of the upper channel; wherein the base portion has a plurality of terminal passages, and the tongue defines a plurality of slits communicating with the terminal passages; wherein the first terminal comprises a tail portion, a straight portion and a contacting portion at the front of the straight portion, and wherein the tail portion is exposed out of the housing, and the contacting portion is positioned in the slit of the tongue.