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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2003
Weihua Pan, Kunsan, CN;
Xuegong Lei, Kunsan, CN;
Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien, TW;
Abstract
An electrical connector assembly ( ) includes a first connector ( ) having a first housing ( ) receiving a plurality of first contacts ( ) therein, and a second connector ( ) having a second housing ( ) receiving a plurality of second contacts ( ) therein. The first housing defines two protruding blocks ( ) thereon and the second housing defines two sunken slots ( ) corresponding to the protruding blocks. When the first connector and the second connector are mated together, the cooperation of the protruding blocks and the sunken slots enhance the mating force between the two connectors. In an alternative embodiment, two protruding blocks are defined on a second housing and two sunken slots are defined on a first housing corresponding to the protruding blocks.