Abstract: A low-profile electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of contacts and a pair of mounting pieces positioned at opposite sides of the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes a half-opened plug-receiving space. Each contact includes a fixing portion, a deformable contacting portion extending into the plug-receiving space and a soldering portion for being mounted to a circuit board. Each mounting piece includes a retaining portion, a bending portion extending sidewardly from the retaining portion and a mounting portion parallel to the retaining portion. The mounting portions are adapted for being fixed to the circuit board in order that when a plug is inserted into the plug-receiving space, the mounting portions replace the soldering portions to bear a great deal of impact force.

Abstract: A cable connector in accordance with the present invention includes an insulative housing and a number of conductive contacts received in the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes a main portion and a mating portion extending forwardly from the main portion. The insulative housing defines a number of leading recesses with H-shape cross section defined in the main portion. The conductive contacts are divided into a first group of contacts and a second group of contacts. Each of the first group of contacts includes a first cable termination portion. Each of the second group of contacts includes a second cable termination portion. The first and second cable termination portions are received in corresponding leading recesses with H-shape cross section.

Abstract: An electrical connector mountable on a printed circuit board and adapted for mating with a complementary connector, includes an insulating housing and a plurality of contacts. The insulating housing defines a base section, an upper and a lower walls extending forwardly from the base section, and a receiving space defined between the upper and the lower walls. Each contact has a main portion, a contacting portion extending from the main portion and exposed to the receiving space, and a tail portion extending outside of the insulating housing. A positioning protrusion is formed on an inside face of the lower wall and extends into the receiving space, and defines a slanted guiding surface therealong opposing to the upper wall to guide an insertion or rejection of the complementary connector.

Abstract: An electrical connector mountable on a printed circuit board includes an insulative housing and pairs of power contacts. Each power contact has a contacting portion, a tail portion and an intermediate portion interconnecting the contacting portion and the tail portion. The intermediate portion is provided with a retention element in a rear edge thereof extending towards an inside wall of a passageway defined through the insulative housing. Each inside wall of the passageway forms a bump thereon extending along an insertion direction of a complementary connector. The retention element rides on the bump to thereby prevent an involuntarily anti-clockwise movement of the insulative housing with respect to the printed circuit board.

Abstract: An electrical connector mountable on a printed circuit board and adapted for mating with a complementary connector, comprises an insulative housing and pairs of power contacts. The housing defines a plurality of passageways each having inside walls. Each pair of power contacts includes two separate, opposed power contacts. Each power contact has a contacting portion, a tail portion and an intermediate portion interconnecting the contacting portion and the tail portion. The tail portions of the pair of power contacts are arranged into two rows. One tail portion of one row of tail portions is formed with a protrusion therealong and one tail portion of the other row of tail portions is also formed with a protrusion. The distance between the two tail portions with protrusions located at different rows is larger than any other two tail portions.

Abstract: An electrical connector for mounting onto a printed circuit board includes an insulating housing and a plurality of power contacts. The insulating housing has a number of dividing walls and a number of receiving passageways defined between the dividing walls. The plurality of power contacts is received in the corresponding receiving passageways, respectively. One of the dividing walls defines a heat dissipation cutout thereon for heat dissipation purpose.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing having a number of passageways and a number of dividing walls extending from a rear side of the passageways; and a number of contact modules received in the insulating housing and arranged along a first direction. Each contact module includes an insulator and a number of conductive contacts received in the insulator. Each insulator includes a first section and a second section. The dimension of the first section along the first direction is larger than the dimension of the second section. When the contact modules are assembled to the insulating housing, the second sections are received in corresponding dividing walls, respectively.

Abstract: A power connector adapted for electrically connecting with a cable includes an insulative housing defining a number of passageways extending therethrough and a number of contacts received in corresponding passageways. A latching arm is formed in each passageway. Each contact has a base section, a contact section extending from the base section, a retention section extending oppositely from the base section, and a side section extending perpendicularly from edges of the base section. The base section of the contact defines a latching hole receiving the latching aim of the insulative housing to thereby secure the contact in the housing.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a contact module inserted into the insulative housing, a metal shell locked to the insulative housing, a number of cables and an outer shell over-molding the metal shell and the cables. The contact module includes an insulative block and a number of contacts embedded in the insulative block. The contacts include a plurality of cantilevered contacting portions extending beyond the insulative block and a plurality of soldering pads exposed on the insulative block. The cantilevered contacting portions of all the contacts overlap each other from a side view, while the soldering pads of all the contacts are alternately arranged in two parallel planes, respectively, from the side view.

Abstract: A power connector includes an insulative housing, a number of power contacts received in the insulative housing, a terminal contact assembled at a rear side of the insulative housing, a contact bus bar and a fastening member attached to the insulative housing. The contact bus bar and the fastening member connect the number of power contacts with the terminal contact.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a base with a number of contacts, a cover pivotally mounted to the base, a pair of supporting components for mating with the cover, and a reinforce piece fixed to the cover. The reinforce piece is fixed to the cover and includes a pair of opposite engaging projections extending into the front opening The cover and the pair of supporting components are mateable with each other in condition that one of the cover and the pair of supporting components pivots clockwise while a remaining one of the cover and the pair of supporting components pivots anti-clockwise. The cover and the supporting components are pivotal between an opening location and a closed location for receiving a plug connector.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing, a number of power contacts received in the insulating housing, a power bus bar electrically and mechanically connecting with at least one power contact and a power contact spacer assembled within said opening of the insulating housing. Each power contact forms a first engaging portion and a first contacting portion. The power bus bar has a main section, a middle section extending from the main section, and a connecting section extending from the middle section. The power contact spacer includes a main body and a base extending downwards from the main body. The main body provides a number of protrusions along the transversal direction, and the insulating housing defines a number of grooves on a top wall thereof for correspondingly receiving the protrusions to thereby secure the power contact spacer on the insulating housing along a transversal direction.

Abstract: An adapter includes a PCB, a first connector electrically connecting with the PCB, a second connector electrically connecting with the PCB, a third connector electrically connecting with the PCB, and an insulative cover enclosing the first connector, the second connector, and the third connector. The first connector electrically connects with the PCB via a first direction. The second connector electrically connects with the PCB via a second direction. The third connector electrically connects with the PCB via a third direction. The first direction, the second direction and the third direction are different from one another.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery socket and the manufacturing method of making the same is disclosed. The rechargeable battery socket includes an insulating housing defining a number of terminal channels, a number of terminals received in the insulating housing, and a shell assembled to one side of the insulating housing. Each terminal includes a contacting portion received in corresponding terminal channel and a tail extending out of the insulating housing. Each terminal channel provides a pair of ribs on two opposite inside faces thereof. The contacting portion of the terminal cooperates with the rib to thereby secure the terminal in the insulating housing.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a contact module inserted into the insulative housing and a number of cables connected to the contact module. The contact module includes an insulative block and a number of contacts fixed in the insulative block through insert molding. The contacts includes a number of cantilevered contacting portions extending beyond the insulative block and a number of soldering pads. The cantilevered contacting portions of adjacent contacts overlap each other from a side view, while the soldering pads of the adjacent contacts are offset from each other and exposed on upper and lower surfaces of the insulative block, respectively, from the side view. As a result, the contact module can be easily assembled to the insulative housing.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a contact module inserted into the insulative housing, a metal shell locked to the insulative housing, a number of cables and an outer shell over-molding the metal shell and the cables. The contact module includes an insulative block and a number of contacts embedded in the insulative block. The contacts include a plurality of cantilevered contacting portions extending beyond the insulative block and a plurality of soldering pads exposed on the insulative block. The cantilevered contacting portions of all the contacts overlap each other from a side view, while the soldering pads of all the contacts are alternately arranged in two parallel planes, respectively, from the side view.

Abstract: A cable connector in accordance with the present invention includes an insulative housing and a number of conductive contacts received in the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes a main portion and a mating portion extending forwardly from the main portion. The insulative housing defines a number of leading recesses with H-shape cross section defined in the main portion. The conductive contacts are divided into a first group of contacts and a second group of contacts. Each of the first group of contacts includes a first cable termination portion. Each of the second group of contacts includes a second cable termination portion. The first and second cable termination portions are received in corresponding leading recesses with H-shape cross section.

Abstract: A portable data storage device has a shell, an integrated circuit (IC) received in the shell, and a plug connecting with the IC. The plug includes an insulating housing partially extending out of the shell, a shield enclosing the insulating housing, and a number of contacts assembled to the insulating housing. The shield defines a first receiving space and a second receiving space. The first receiving space communicates with the second receiving space via a communicating hole.

Abstract: An adaptor, for connecting two electrical connectors with different interfaces, has a first connector, a second connector and a connecting means connecting the first connector and the second connector. The first connector includes a first insulating housing and first contacts received in the first insulating housing. The second connector includes a second insulating housing and second contacts received in the second insulating housing. The first connector has a pair of receiving openings. The first contacts have a first group of contacts and a second group of contacts. The first group of contacts and the second group of contacts are respectively received in the pair of receiving openings.

Abstract: A charger includes a reel box, an input port, an output port, restore mechanisms, and a power converter. The input port includes an input cable received in the reel box and an input connector connecting with the input cable. The input cable extends beyond the reel box a certain distance. The output port includes an output cable received in the reel box and an output connector connecting with the output cable. The output cable extends beyond the reel box a certain distance. The restore mechanisms is received in the reel box. The power converter is received in the reel box. One end of the power converter connects with the input port, and the other end of the power converter connects with the output port.