Patent ID: 7140891

Claim:
A dustproof receptacle connector, comprising: a dielectric housing having a front mouth and a closed end, a cavity extending from the front mouth to the closed end, a pair of guide grooves defined in lateral sides of the cavity, a plurality of plug holes defined on the closed end; a plurality of terminals received in the dielectric housing, each terminal having a contacting portion received in the cavity of the dielectric housing, a plug portion inserting into the plug holes and a soldering portion extending out of the dielectric housing; and a dustproof means received in the cavity, the dustproof means including a dustproof cover and a plurality of springs, the dustproof cover having a plate, a pair of arms extending from two opposite sides of the plate respectively and received in the guide groove, a block protruding inwardly from the inner side of each arm, the front portion of the blocks connecting with the plate, the back portion of the blocks keeping a certain distance away from the end portion of the arms, a pair of positional pillars protruding backwardly from the inner side of the plate to be accommodated by positional holes inside the closed end, the springs twining on the positioning pillars.