Electrical connector having grounding path

U.S. Patent Number: 6503101

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) includes a plug (10) and a receptacle (20) coupled with the plug. The plug includes a housing (11), a plurality of terminals (16) received in the housing, and two shielding plates (14) attached to opposite sidewalls (114) of the housing. A plurality of apertures (116) is defined in the sidewalls. The receptacle includes a housing (21) and a plurality of terminals (24) received in the housing. A plurality of holes (212) is defined in opposite sidewalls (28) of the receptacle respectively. When the plug and receptacle are coupled, the terminals of the plug actuate the terminals of the receptacle to extend through the holes of the receptacle and the apertures of the plug and to electrically contact the shielding plates.

Inventors: Yu; Hung-Chi (Hsi-Chih, TW)

Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd. (Taipei Hsien, TW)

Application Number: 10/007,070

Issued: 2003-01-07

Expired: 2007-01-07

Classes: 439/607 ; 439/108

Field of search: 439/607,108,188,189

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