US6503102B1
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Electrical connector assembly
Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
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Filing: 2001-12-19
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Granted: 2003-01-07
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Expires: 2021-12-19
Abstract
Abstract A USB connector assembly ( 1 ) comprises an insulating housing ( 10 ) including a T-shaped main section ( 11 ) and a pair of mating tongues ( 12 ) extending from opposite ends of the T-shaped main section, a plurality of terminals ( 30 ) received in the insulating housing, a pair of front shells ( 20 ) receiving the mating tongues, a rear shell ( 40 ) enclosing a rear portion ( 19 ) of the T-shaped main section, and a screw ( 50 ) engaging with a screw hole ( 140 ) defined in the insulating housing through through-holes ( 220 ) of the pair of front shells for securing the front shells on the insulating housing.
Inventors
- 👤 Guo Zeng Zhang
- 👤 GuangXing Shi
- 👤 Zhiqiang Wang
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 02:06
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/46; H01R13/502; H01R13/506; H01R13/648; H01R13/658; H01R13/6581
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
256 words
An electrical connector assembly comprising: an insulating housing comprising a main section and a pair of mating tongues extending forwardly from said main section, said main section comprising a rear portion and a retaining portion extending forwardly from said rear portion between said mating tongues, said rear portion defining a pair of receiving slots therethrough on opposite sides of said retaining portion; a plurality of terminals received in said insulating housing; a rear shell enclosing said rear portion of said insulating housing, said rear shell having a pair of forwardly extending doors inserted into corresponding receiving slots, and a pair of notches beside said pair of doors; and a pair of front shells each retained to the rear shell and enclosing a corresponding mating tongue of the insulating housing, each front shell including a retaining plate received in a corresponding receiving slot and overlapping a corresponding door of said rear shell, and having a vertically bent retaining tail engaging with a corresponding notch of said rear shell; wherein each front shell has an engaging plate opposite to said retaining plate; wherein said engaging plate of each front shell defines a rectangular opening therein, and said rear shell comprises a pair of protrusions received in corresponding rectangular openings of said front shells; wherein said engaging plate of each front shell defines a pair of rectangular cutouts beside said rectangular opening, and said rear portion of said insulating housing comprises a pair of projections formed on each of opposite sides thereof for being received in corresponding rectangular cutouts.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
256 words
An electrical connector assembly comprising: an insulating housing comprising a main section and a pair of mating tongues extending forwardly from said main section, said main section comprising a rear portion and a retaining portion extending forwardly from said rear portion between said mating tongues, said rear portion defining a pair of receiving slots therethrough on opposite sides of said retaining portion; a plurality of terminals received in said insulating housing; a rear shell enclosing said rear portion of said insulating housing, said rear shell having a pair of forwardly extending doors inserted into corresponding receiving slots, and a pair of notches beside said pair of doors; and a pair of front shells each retained to the rear shell and enclosing a corresponding mating tongue of the insulating housing, each front shell including a retaining plate received in a corresponding receiving slot and overlapping a corresponding door of said rear shell, and having a vertically bent retaining tail engaging with a corresponding notch of said rear shell; wherein each front shell has an engaging plate opposite to said retaining plate; wherein said engaging plate of each front shell defines a rectangular opening therein, and said rear shell comprises a pair of protrusions received in corresponding rectangular openings of said front shells; wherein said engaging plate of each front shell defines a pair of rectangular cutouts beside said rectangular opening, and said rear portion of said insulating housing comprises a pair of projections formed on each of opposite sides thereof for being received in corresponding rectangular cutouts.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
The electrical connector assembly as described in claim 1 , wherein said retaining portion of said insulating housing defines a screw hole therein, and said front shells each has a through-hole in alignment with said screw hole for extension of a screw.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The electrical connector assembly as described in claim 1 , wherein each front shell comprises a plurality of resilient tabs formed on opposite sides thereof and extending into said receiving space.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
The electrical connector assembly as described in claim 1 , wherein each front shell defines a rectangular mating opening at a front thereof in communication with said receiving space.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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