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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2002
Jian Qiang Zhang, Kunshan, CN;
Li Qi Liu, Kunshan, CN;
Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien, TW;
Abstract
An electrical connector ( ) has an insulative housing ( ), a plurality of terminals ( ) received in the housing and a metal shield ( ). The housing has a body portion ( ) and two side portions ( ) formed respectively on lateral sides of the body portion. Each side portion has a passage ( ) extending therethrough and a notch ( ) in communication with the passage. The shield has two retentive tabs ( ) respectively projecting through corresponding passages with free ends thereof received in corresponding notches of the housing. The terminals have vertical contacting sections ( ), vertical connecting sections ( ), horizontal retention sections ( ) connecting the contacting sections with the connecting sections, and soldering sections ( ) extending horizontally from the connecting sections.