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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 18, 1999
Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien, TW;
Abstract
An electrical connector comprises an insulative housing, a front shell and a rear shell. The insulative housing defines a plurality of passageways for receiving terminals. A plurality of resilient strips stamped from opposite walls of the front shell press against an inserted mating connector. A guiding portion is formed on the end of each forward edge of the front shell to guide a mating electrical connector. A rear section of the insulative housing is received in the rear shell and a front section of the insulative housing is received in the receiving opening of the front shell. A pair of tabs on the top rear of the front shell engages with a pair of corresponding first recesses on a top front of the rear shell and a pair of corresponding second recesses defined in the insulative housing. A plurality of latching fingers extending from inserting plates of the front shell engages with corresponding apertures in the rear shell. Thus, the front shell, the rear shell and the insulative housing are reliably locked together and maintain their relative positions by use of multiple interconnecting latches.