Patent ID: 7153155

Claim:
A receptacle connector comprising: an insulated body having a pair of side walls, front portions of said side walls extend oppositely to form a pair of locking beams; a plurality of terminals received in said body; a conductive cover having a top cover and a bottom cover for covering said body; and a releasing mechanism for releasing a plug connector from said receptacle connector, the releasing mechanism having a guiding projection extending rearwardly from said body, and defining a cambered surface, a receiving cavity defined beside said guiding projection, an elastic arm extending downwardly from said top cover, and a finger portion bent forwardly from a bottom portion of said elastic arm, wherein when said plug connector is pulled out, said finger portion is pressed forwardly and received in said receiving cavity and in combination with said cambered surface of said guiding projection to make a locking portion of said plug connector be forced downwardly by said cambered surface, so that said plug connector is removed from said receptacle connector.