Patent ID: 8647141

Claim:
A board-to-board connector assembly comprising: a female connector having: a first insulative housing having: two opposite first edges; two opposite second edges; a top; and a socket hole defined in the top of the first insulative housing; multiple first terminals mounted in the socket hole; a shell mounted on the first insulative housing and having: two opposite first sides; two opposite second sides; two sets of at least one locking recess defined respectively in the first sides; and two sets of at least one releasing recess defined respectively in the first sides and located respectively adjacent to and corresponding to the sets of the at least one locking recess; and a latching bar mounted pivotally on the second sides of the shell and the second edges of the first insulative housing and having: a handling segment having two ends; two positioning segments formed on and protruding respectively from the ends of the handling segments and each positioning segment selectively engaging the at least one locking recess of one set or the at least one releasing recess of one set; and two latching pins formed on and protruding respectively from the positioning segments and rotatably and slidably extending respectively through the first sides of the shell and respectively in the first edges of the first insulative housing; and a male connector detachably engaging the female connector and having: a second insulative housing detachably engaging the socket hole of the first insulative housing and having: a bottom; and two opposite first outer walls; and multiple second terminals mounted in the second insulative housing and selectively and respectively contacting the first terminals; and two latched elements mounted respectively on the first outer walls of the second insulative housing and each latched element having a latched hole defined through the latched element and aligned with one of the latching pins, wherein when each positioning segment of the latching bar engages the at least one releasing recess on one of the first sides of the shell, the latching pins disengage respectively from the latched holes of the latched elements, and when each positioning segment of the latching bar engages the at least one locking recess on one of the first sides of the shell, the latching pins extend respectively in the latched holes of the latched elements.