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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2011
Robert Colantuono, Dover, PA (US);
Terrance F. Little, York, PA (US);
Yi-guo Qi, Shenzhen, CN;
Hung-yang Yeh, New Taipei, TW;
Robert Colantuono, Dover, PA (US);
Terrance F. Little, York, PA (US);
Yi-Guo Qi, Shenzhen, CN;
Hung-Yang Yeh, New Taipei, TW;
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., New Taipei, TW;
Abstract
An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts retained in the insulative housing and a metal shell enclosing the insulative housing. The metal shell includes a top wall defining a pair of slits each extending along a transverse direction, a cutout communicating with the slits and a L-shaped cantilevered arm residing in the slits and the cutout. The cantilevered arm includes a base portion protruding along the transverse direction and situated between the pair of slits and a deformable arm extending into the cutout along a mating direction perpendicular to the transverse direction. The deformable arm comprises a locking protrusion bent upwardly for locking with a notch of a mateable connector.