Abstract: An electrical connector with latch mechanism includes an insulating housing having at least two rows of contact receiving channels and a passageway defined between the two rows of contact receiving channels, a plurality of contacts received in the contact receiving channels, and a latch mechanism mounted in the passageway including a pair of latch arms and a flexible beam flexibly connecting the latch arms. The pair of latch arms has a pair of hooks and a pair of force receiving portions forming a pair of cantilevers at outer sides thereof and a pair of flexible slices at inner sides thereof extending inwardly toward each other. During the force receiving portions are exerted to make the hooks latch a mating electrical connector, besides the flexible beam, the cantilevers and the flexible slices are deformed to cumulate resilience which produces an increased latch force when the force receiving portions are released.

Abstract: A receptacle connector with latch mechanism includes a receptacle housing which has a mating face, a plurality of sidewalls defining a cavity opening to the mating face, and a plurality of contacts receiving chambers formed in the cavity, a plurality of contacts received in the chambers, and a shielding cover having a plurality of side panels enclosing the sidewalls of the receptacle housing. One sidewall defines a pair of slots opening to the mating face, thereby forming a cantilevered latch arm between the pair of slots. One side panel defines a pair of gaps corresponding to the pair of slots, thereby forming a cantilevered elastic slice between the gaps that acts coordinately with the cantilevered latch arm to latch a mating plug connector when the mating plug connector is inserted into the cavity of the receptacle housing.

Abstract: A connector assembly includes a plug connector and a receptacle connector. The plug connector includes a dielectric body which has at least two rows of male contact receiving holes extending therethrough and a passageway defined between the two rows of male contact receiving holes. A male latch mechanism is mounted in the passageway. The male latch mechanism has two latch arms and a flexible beam flexibly connecting the latch arms. The receptacle connector has a receiving cavity for receiving the plug connector. A female latch mechanism is positioned in the receiving cavity. The female latch mechanism has an engaging component at its free end for engaging with the latch arms of the male latch mechanism, thereby locking the plug connector to the receptacle connector.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a shield and an electrical connector with the shield. The shield has elastic slices each having a first bending portion, a second bending portion and a pressing portion. The first bending portion has a first horizontal portion flexed horizontally and outwardly, a first vertical portion flexed vertically and downwardly and a first corner connecting therebetween. The second bending portion has a second horizontal portion flexed horizontally and outwardly, a second vertical portion flexed vertically and upwardly and a second corner connecting therebetween. The pressing portion is extended from the upper part of the second vertical portion. When the electrical connector is assembled with an outside electrical device, the pressing portions of the elastic slices prop against the outside electrical device.

Abstract: The present invention provides a contact assembly with non-coplanarity arrangement which includes a plurality of contacts and a contact belt. The contacts are stamped integrally in a piece of sheet metal. Each contact forms a solder portion, a connected portion and a conductive portion. The solder portions are aligned side by side and join the terminal belt as a whole. Each of the connected portions is extended from a free end of the solder portion. The conductive portions are aligned an arc shape and define a connecting end in one end thereof for joining integrated with the connected portion. As assembling, the plurality of contacts are assembled in a light pen as whole by once manipulation action.