Patent ID: RE40115

Claim:
A slim male Universal-Serial-Bus (USB) connector comprising for transmitting USB signals to a female USB connector, the female USB connector including a metal case defining an opening for receiving the slim male USB connector, metal springs formed by a portion of the metal case, and a female connector substrate surrounded by the metal case, wherein the slim male USB connector comprises: a connector substrate; a plurality of metal contacts disposed on a contact surface of the connector substrate, the metal contacts for carrying USB signals; locking depressions formed below the connector substrate on a second surface opposite to the contact surface; wherein the locking depressions are for receiving metal springs from a female USB connector when the slim USB connector is inserted into the female USB connector; and end rails, substantially parallel to the metal contacts, along side edges of the connector substrate, the side edges being smaller in area than the contact surface and the a second surface of the connector substrate that is disposed opposite to the contact surface, and are disposed between the contact surface and the second surface; a plurality of dividers, each divider disposed between an adjacent pair of the metal contacts, the plurality of dividers rising above the contact surface of the connector substrate; wherein the plurality of dividers are for filling in a gap between the connector substrate and the female connector substrate when the slim USB connector is inserted into the female USB connector; wherein the end rails are for sliding in gaps between sides of a female connector substrate of the female USB connector and a the metal case surrounding the female connector substrate when the slim USB connector is inserted into the female USB connector.