Abstract: A memory connector retention apparatus is disclosed. The memory connector retention apparatus may comprise a retention body having a top portion, a bottom portion, two side portions, an end portion, and a fastening portion. In an example, the top portion and the bottom portion may be open, forming a cavity in the retention body to allow a memory connector and a memory module to be positioned within the retention body. The fastening portion may allow the retention body to secure the memory module within the memory connector by keeping memory snap arms of the memory connector fixed in a closed configuration when the fastening portion is in a tightened position. In an example, the fastening portion may comprise a hole such that a tightening element, e.g., a screw or peg, may fit into the hole.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a plurality of conductive terminals, an insulating housing that holds the plurality of conductive terminals and that has an accommodating portion to accommodate a flexible printed circuit provided with a plurality of connection terminal portions electrically connected to the plurality of conductive terminals. A metallic reinforcing portion is located in an upper wall portion of a main body portion of the housing that partitions the accommodating portion.

Abstract: A card edge connector includes an elongated insulative housing, a number of terminals retained to the housing, and a metallic member formed integrally with the housing via an insert-molding process. The housing includes two lengthwise walls, a central slot defining by the two lengthwise walls, and two protrusions located at two opposite ends of the two lengthwise walls. The protrusions protrude upwardly out of an upper surface of the lengthwise walls. The metallic member includes two main portions retained respectively in the two lengthwise walls and a pair of connecting portions connecting therebetween. The connecting portions are located at the bottom of the metallic member.

Abstract: A card edge connector includes an insulative elongated housing, a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing, and a pair of rotatable ejectors at two ends of the housing. The housing includes a pair of side walls extending along the longitudinal direction with a receiving slot therebetween in a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and a pair of towers at two opposite ends of the housing in the longitudinal direction. The receiving slot is configured to receive a card type memory module. The pair of ejectors are disposed in the corresponding towers, respectively. Each ejector includes a kicker at the bottom wherein a tip of the kicker will not invade into the space between the pair of outermost contacts so as not interfere with the corresponding outermost contacts when the ejector is rotated to be at an open/ejecting position.

Abstract: A card edge connector includes an insulative elongated housing, two rows of contacts disposed in the housing. The housing includes a pair of side walls extending along the longitudinal direction with a receiving slot therebetween in a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The receiving slot is configured to receive a card type memory module. Each contact is equipped with the solder ball for surface mounting upon the printed circuit board. The contact includes a retaining section secured to the housing, a deflectable contacting section extending upwardly from the retaining section, and a tail section extending downwardly from the retaining section and including a connecting section and a solder pad. The solder pads of the contacts in a same row along the longitudinal direction are alternately arranged in opposite directions in the transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: An interconnection system including a pluggable transceiver and a connector disposed in a cavity of a conductive cage. The pluggable transceiver may include a latching mechanism for locking to the conductive cage. The latching mechanism may include a pair of latches positioned on opposite sides of the pluggable transceiver. The latches may be spatially offset from each other along a longitudinal and/or vertical direction. Corresponding latching tabs in the conductive cage may be disposed in the same relationship, even in a ganged configuration when latching tabs for adjacent cavities are formed in a common wall between cavities. Cammed surfaces of a release mechanism, centered between latching edges of the transceiver latches may impart a latch releasing force at a central portion of the latching tab forcing the lathing tab back into the common wall, reducing rotational moment applied in prior designs, such as QSFP ganged cages.

Abstract: An electric connector comprises: an insulated seat provided with a base seat and a tongue provided on one end of the base seat; two terminal sets disposed on the insulated seat and provided with two rows of terminals having contacts disposed on two connection surfaces of the tongue forming two symmetrical spaces, respectively; and a metal housing covering the insulated seat and resting and positioning against the base seat and formed with a connection slot. The connection slot can be inserted and positioned by an electric connector in a reversible dual-position manner. The insulated seat is provided with first and second seats mutually stacked and assembled together, and fixed to one terminal set, the tongue comprises first and second tongues of the first and second seats stacked and assembled together, and the outer edge of the tongue is in the form of an integrally formed full height.

Abstract: A connecting terminal includes an external terminal connecting portion, having an end surface to connect an external terminal thereto and located at a second principal surface side of a second circuit board faces, and a substrate-fixed portion which is securely connected to a first circuit board. A seal attachment portion is provided on a portion of the external terminal connecting portion including the end surface to attach thereto a seal member to seal a gap between the portion and the case. The connecting terminal includes a reduced sectional area portion having a sectional area smaller than an area of the top end surface in a region close to a plurality of electronic components arranged on the second circuit board on the external terminal connecting portion. The reduced sectional area portion is provided from the seal attachment portion to an end in the opposite side of the end surface.

Abstract: An adaptor for receiving a keystone type connector and insertion into a patch panel is provided, having a bottom wall with a ridge engaging lower slot and a lower edge engaging channel and a top wall having a flexible tab and a cantilevered latch engaging upper slot and an upper edge engaging channel in the flexible tab. The walls define a keystone modular jack receiving region and opening. The adaptor is dimensioned such that when the lower edge is received in the lower edge engaging channel, the upper edge is releasably engageable by the upper edge engaging channel, thereby releasably securing the adaptor within an aperture in a patch panel.

Abstract: An electrical card connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a number of contacts (2) retained in the insulative housing, a metal shell (3) covering the insulative housing for defining a receiving space, a slider (4) moveably assembled on the insulative housing, a spring member (5) biasing the slider, and a pin member (6). The slider includes a base portion (41) and an actuating portion (42) sidewardly protruding from the base portion into the receiving space. The slider has a guiding slot (410), an inner heart-shaped slot (411) connecting with the guiding slot, and an outer cam slot (412) connecting with the inner heart-shaped slot. The pin member has a first end (61) secured to the insulative housing and a second end (62). The second end is normally guided in the inner heart-shaped slot but guided to the outer cam slot when a card is improperly inserted.

Abstract: A cable connector includes: an insulator, including a receiving slots and a terminal holes, with an insertion space formed by the insulator and the terminal holes situated on one side of the insertion space; a circuit board, comprising a first conductive parts and a second conductive parts, with each first conductive part electrically connected to the second conductive part, and the first conductive parts and the second conductive parts situated on opposite sides of the circuit board; a terminals, embedded in a receiving slots of the insulator, with one end of each terminal is connected to the first conductive part of the circuit board; a wire transmission device, including a conductors, which connect the second conductive parts of the circuit board. The insulator has an insertion space, next to the terminal holes, and the terminals go through the terminal holes and extend into the insertion space.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing defining a base portion and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base portion, the tongue portion defines a first surface and a second surface disposed oppositely. A first terminal module is retained in the insulative housing and exposed on the first surface. And a shielding member is embedded in the tongue portion of the insulative housing and located between the first surface and the second surface. The first terminal module defines at least one grounding contact, the grounding contact defines a connecting portion projecting toward and contacting with the shielding member.

Abstract: Provided is an electric connector, including: a housing placed on a circuit board and including a receiving concave portion formed by a substantially square-cylindrical-shaped inner wall surface and receiving a mating connector, and a center convex portion disposed between a pair of opposed walls forming the receiving concave portion; a plurality of terminals accommodated in a plurality of terminal grooves formed in each of the pair of the opposed walls, and contacting mating terminals of the mating connector; and a ground metal fitting connecting with a plate-shaped ground plate included in the mating connector, wherein the housing includes a space accommodating the ground metal fitting, which space is disposed in the central area between the pair of the opposed walls and extends in the arrangement direction of the terminals, the upper part of the space communicates with an opening formed in the center convex portion, extending in the arrangement direction of the terminals, and receiving the mating ground pl

Abstract: A socket connector, including: a side wall, a group of elastic pins and a group of pins, in which the side wall encloses a containing cavity, a first opening and a second opening are arranged at two ends of the containing cavity respectively, the elastic pins are arranged in the containing cavity; the elastic pins are fixed at the inner side of the side wall, the pins are fixed at the outer side of the side wall, and the group of elastic pins are electrically connected to the group of pins one to one; the first opening and the second opening each are capable of holding an electronic component matched with the socket connector. a camera module and a terminal device which adopt the foregoing socket connector are provided. The socket connector has two openings for mounting, so two electronic components may be inserted at the same time.

Abstract: A memory card module includes a memory card, a socket including a connecting portion and a main body protruding from the connecting portion, two locking members, and a shielding member made of electromagnetic shielding material. The shielding member covers the memory card and the main body. The locking members are pivotably attached to opposite sides of the main body respectively. Each locking member includes a locking portion. The shielding member includes a top plate, two end plates extending down from opposite ends of the top plate, and two side plates extending down from opposite sides of the top plate. A number of vents are defined in each end plate. A block protrudes from each side plate. The locking portion of each locking member abuts against the block of the corresponding side plate, to mount the shielding member to the socket.

Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly of a plug connector and a circuit board (200; 500), the plug connector (100; 400; 800) being arranged on an edge of the circuit board (200; 500; 801), characterized by contact elements (110, 120; 410, 420, 430; 805) arranged in, below, and above the circuit board plane, wherein at least the contact elements (110, 120; 410, 420, 430; 805) arranged below and above the circuit board are bent on the side of the contact elements facing the circuit board (200; 500; 801) in such a way that the contact elements lead from both sides of the circuit board (200; 500; 801) into openings in the circuit board (200; 500; 801) adapted to the contact elements (110, 120; 410, 420, 430; 805) and can be soldered there.

Abstract: A memory card module includes a memory card, a socket including a connecting portion and a main body protruding from the connecting portion, two locking members, and a shielding member made of electromagnetic shielding material. The shielding member covers the memory card and the main body. The locking members are pivotably attached to opposite sides of the main body respectively. Each locking member includes a locking portion. The shielding member includes a top plate, two end plates extending down from opposite ends of the top plate, and two side plates extending down from opposite sides of the top plate. A number of vents are defined in each end plate. A block protrudes from each side plate. The locking portion of each locking member abuts against the block of the corresponding side plate, to mount the shielding member to the socket.

Abstract: A connector for connection between a circuit board and a further electronic component is disclosed. The connector includes an insulating housing having a board slot open towards a mating direction for accommodating the circuit board, and a plurality of terminals. The terminals have a rear portion, an intermediate portion and a tip portion, the intermediate portion including a contact portion for contacting a surface portion of the circuit board when accommodated in the board slot. The housing includes a window such that for a number of adjacent terminals housing material is absent between the intermediate portions. A shield member may be arranged in between the rear portions of the terminals. Improved circuit boards are also disclosed.

Abstract: A serial advanced technology attachment assembly includes a solid state drive and a serial advanced technology attachment. The solid state drive extends in a first longitudinal direction. The serial advanced technology attachment includes a first connector and a second connector; the first connector electrically connects the serial advanced technology attachment, the second connector extends in a second longitudinal direction parallel to the first longitudinal direction.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing (1), a plurality of contact terminals (2) arranged in an X direction and a metallic shell (3) covering an outside of the insulative housing thereby forming a mating space (151) with a mating opening (152). The metallic shell (3) has a main plate (30) and a plurality of T-shaped retaining tabs (31) extending into mating space from the main plate and engaging with an inner surface (111) of the side wall (11).

Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a PCB (220) having a front edge to be inserted into a mating receptacle. The PCB comprises a top face having a row of first mating pads (242), and an opposite bottom face having a row of second mating pads (262) and a row of third mating pads (264) behind the second row of mating pads. The first and second mating pads are compatibly fit with an SFP receptacle (120). The PCB comprises a first sub-PCB (540) having a first outer layer containing the first mating pads and an opposite second outer layer containing the second mating pads, and a second sub-PCB (560) attached to the second outer layer on an area behind the second mating pads, the second sub-PCB having a second outer layer containing the third mating pads.

Abstract: To allow electromagnetic shielding regarding a connecting portion between conductive contacts and a main wiring board to be excellently achieved with a simple structure without impairing productivity, a fit-in holding member being rotated from a fit-in releasing position to a fit-in acting position to maintain a state where connectors fit in together by rotation is provided with a conductive cover part covering a connecting portion between a counterpart connector and the main wiring board when the fit-in holding member is rotated to the fit-in acting position, and the connecting portion is covered with the conductive cover part. Electromagnetic shielding of that portion is performed simultaneously with the time when both of the connectors fit in together, thereby eliminating an increase in the number of manufacturing processes.

Abstract: A low-profile, right angle connector assembly comprises six cable connectors and six board-mount connectors housed within a PCIe bracket and EMI shell. The PCIe bracket and EMI shell are braced to a low profile PCIe card. Each board-mount connector is designed to receive a cable connector and allows for the transmission and processing of high-speed data with lower latency.

Abstract: A socket connector, including: a side wall, a group of elastic pins and a group of pins, in which the side wall encloses a containing cavity, a first opening and a second opening are arranged at two ends of the containing cavity respectively, the elastic pins are arranged in the containing cavity; the elastic pins are fixed at the inner side of the side wall, the pins are fixed at the outer side of the side wall, and the group of elastic pins are electrically connected to the group of pins one to one; the first opening and the second opening each are capable of holding an electronic component matched with the socket connector. a camera module and a terminal device which adopt the foregoing socket connector are provided. The socket connector has two openings for mounting, so two electronic components may be inserted at the same time.

Abstract: The USB female connector contains an insulating base and a shielding casing enclosing the insulating base. On the insulating base, there is mainly a ground terminal having a flat ground contact section at an end on the insulating base. From the ground contact section, the ground terminal is forked into ground extension sections. Through the forked ground extension sections, the crosstalk on the first, second, third, and fourth differential signal terminals by the first and second signal terminals is effectively resolved.

Abstract: Connectors to connect optional or daughter cards or boards to main or motherboards. One example provides a connector that is capable of supporting high-speed data rates by employing contacts that provide short signal paths and a ground plane to improve signal quality. The space consumed in electronic devices may be reduced by providing a connector having a low profile, while another example may provide a connector having mechanical stability. Another example provides a connector having an increased manufacturability. Other examples include wider contacts for increased current capabilities.

Abstract: Connectors to connect optional or daughter cards or boards to main or motherboards. One example provides a connector that is capable of supporting high-speed data rates by employing contacts that provide short signal paths and a ground plane to improve signal quality. The space consumed in electronic devices may be reduced by providing a connector having a low profile, while another example may provide a connector having mechanical stability. Another example provides a connector having an increased manufacturability.

Abstract: Edge connectors to connect a daughter or optional board to an edge of a main or motherboard. These connectors may have a low profile or height to save space in electronic devices, and allow electronic devices incorporating the connector have a thin form factor. These connectors may also provide for reliable manufacturing by providing a robust connection to a motherboard and easy insertion of a daughter card.

Abstract: A connector has a housing and two edge card-receiving slots disposed in a stacked arrangement on a first face of the housing. The housing supports a plurality of wafers, each wafer supporting a plurality of terminals and including two grooves, the grooves aligned with the terminals supported by the wafer. The housing may be positioned in a cage that includes receptacles on a front face of the cage. A light pipe may extend toward the front face of the cage.

Abstract: A connector comprising an insulative housing that has a top, a bottom, a first side, a second side wherein all four sides are connected to form a mating face and a board-mounting end; a plurality of terminals supported in the housing and terminating at the board-mounting end wherein each terminal further comprises a contact portion configured to establish electrical contact with a complementary mating connector, a solder tail that extends out of the housing at the board-mounting end, a body portion that is disposed intermediate the contact portion and the solder tail and which interconnect them together; and at least one solder bracket coupled to the housing wherein a major portion of the solder bracket lies within the profile of the housing.

Abstract: A card connector (100) includes an insulative housing (2) having a base portion (21) and a pair of opposite sidewalls (22) extending upwardly from the base portion, a number of contacts (3) retained in the base portion, a pair of rigid reinforcing plates (4) each comprising a horizontal wall (42) insert-molded in the base of the insulative housing and a vertical wall (41) attached to the sidewall of the insulative housing, and a metal shield (1) having a main portion (11) and at least two lateral walls (12). The vertical wall includes a number of protrusions (411). Said lateral wall defines a number of cutouts (121) receiving the protrusions. The metal shield cooperates with the insulative housing and the reinforcing plates for defining a card receiving space.

Abstract: A cable assembly includes a plurality of contacts, an insulation housing and a metal shell assembled on the insulation housing. The insulation housing is molded outside the contacts and includes a fastening portion protruding from a rear end of an upper surface of the housing, and a pair of side arms rearward extending from the two sides of a rear surface of the fastening portion. The metal shell is assembled on the insulation housing and located behind the fastening portion. The fastening portion is substantially of U-shaped configuration with a pair of L-shaped cutout located on the two sides thereof and the two cutouts faces toward the outside. The metal shell includes a pair of clasping portions respectively frontward extending from the front surface of two side walls of the rectangular frame. The clasping portions are respectively inserted into their corresponding cutouts.

Abstract: A USB interface device includes a USB connector electrically connected with a circuit board through pins. A shielding frame is attached to a joint between the USB connector and the circuit board and covering the pins. The shielding frame is a frame body having a first opening at a part thereof attached to the circuit board and a second opening at a part thereof attached to the USB connector.

Abstract: Edge connectors to connect a daughter or optional board to an edge of a main or motherboard. These connectors may have a low profile or height to save space in electronic devices, and allow electronic devices incorporating the connector have a thin form factor. These connectors may also provide for reliable manufacturing by providing a robust connection to a motherboard and easy insertion of a daughter card.

Abstract: Connectors to connect optional or daughter cards or boards to main or motherboards. One example provides a connector that is capable of supporting high-speed data rates by employing contacts that provide short signal paths and a ground plane to improve signal quality. The space consumed in electronic devices may be reduced by providing a connector having a low profile, while another example may provide a connector having mechanical stability. Another example provides a connector having an increased manufacturability.

Abstract: An electrical connector having a shielding shell, an insulation body clad with the shielding shell, and signal terminals received in the insulation body. The shielding shell has a first wall, and ground terminals extend towards the insertion interface and are bent towards the interior of the shielding shell from a mating side of the first wall close to the mating surface. A protection body corresponding to each ground terminal is disposed on the rust wall, and each protection body includes a guide portion located on one side of each protection body close to the insertion interface and a stopping portion extended from the guide portion. The guide portion is closer to the insertion interface than the contact portion of the ground terminal, and the height of the stopping portion is lower than that of the contact portion.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a PCB (220) having a front edge to be inserted into a mating receptacle. The PCB comprises a top face having a row of first mating pads (242), and an opposite bottom face having a row of second mating pads (262) and a row of third mating pads (264) behind the second row of mating pads. The first and second mating pads are compatibly fit with an SFP receptacle (120). The PCB comprises a first sub-PCB (540) having a first outer layer containing the first mating pads and an opposite second outer layer containing the second mating pads, and a second sub-PCB (560) attached to the second outer layer on an area behind the second mating pads, the second sub-PCB having a second outer layer containing the third mating pads.

Abstract: A USB based ExpressCard device having a dimension equal to a standard ExpressCard is disclosed to include an ExpressCard having a circuit board accommodated in an electrically insulative bracket and surrounded by a top cover shell and a bottom cover shell, and a USB3.0 connector mounted in an opening in a front locating shell of the electrically insulative bracket of the ExpressCard and having the rear bonding portions of first and second conducting terminals thereof respectively bonded to respective contacts at the circuit board by SMT (surface mounting technology).

Abstract: A connector includes a housing (130) with stacked elongated ports (110a, 110b). Each of port includes terminals (150a, 150b) aligned along a vertical side. The top port and the bottom port can be configured so that the terminals are aligned along opposite vertical sides. The terminals can be supported by wafers (170a, 170b) and the wafer for the top and bottom port can be substantially different heights. The ports can be configured to provide a higher density such as port to port pitch of less than 14 mm.

Abstract: An electric connector makes it possible to achieve downsizing excellently to improve electric connection reliability by preventing deformation when fitting to a mating connector. An engaging projection projecting is provided on an opening end edge of either an insulating housing or a conductive shell. An engaging hole into which the engaging projection is inserted is provided on the other opening end edge. The insulating housing and the conductive shell are fixed to each other in a direction orthogonal to the fitting direction by inserting the engaging projection into the engaging hole so that rigidity is largely increased. The fixation mechanism of the insulating housing and the conductive shell do not project inside the insulating housing so that it is possible to reduce the height and make pitches narrow.

Abstract: The present invention provides a card connector that can be loaded on a double-sided printed circuit board and allows intergration of components using common components. A first and a second housing 1, 2 have a pair of cranked hook-shaped projections 17. A first and a second covering plate 5, 6 have a cranked hook-shaped opening 57. The first covering plate 5 can be joined to the second housing 2 by reversing in a left-right direction the first covering plate 5. The second covering plate 6 can be joined to the first housing 1 by reversing in a left-right direction the second covering plate 6. The first and the second housings 1, 2, and the first and the second covering plates 5, 6 can be used as common parts, respectively.

Abstract: A remote control device (100) includes an insulated housing (2, 3) including an outer surface (20, 30) plated with a conductive material for providing a suppression of EMI, an inner surface (21, 31), and a receiving space (4) defined by the outer surface and the inner surface, a printed circuit board (51) received in the receiving space, and including at least a first conductive pad (511), and a second conductive pad electrically connected to the first conductive pad by conductive trace, a cable including at least one grounding conductor electrically connected to the second conductive pad, grounding means (22) electrically connected to the conductive material and the first conductive pad for providing a sheath for ESD generated on the remote control device.

Abstract: A connector capable of maintaining contact reliability even with reduced arrangement pitch of contacts. First and second contacts are alternately arranged on a housing along contact arrangement direction orthogonal to direction of fitting the housing to a receptacle connector. A first contact portion, first bending portion, and first connecting portion connected to a coaxial cable, of each first contact are disposed on an upper surface, front portion and rear portion of the arranging portion, respectively. A linkage portion connecting the first bending and connecting portions, and a second contact portion continuous with a second connecting portion of each second contact are disposed on a lower surface of the arranging portion. A second bending portion disposed on the front portion is continuous with the second contact portion. The linkage portion is smaller in width in the arrangement direction than the first and second contact portions.

Abstract: An electrical connector with an aligning means includes an insulating body, a plurality of terminals, a lower casing, and an aligning casing. The terminals are provided on the insulating body. The lower casing is provided on the bottom of the insulating body. The aligning casing is provided on the top of the insulating body. Both sides of the aligning casing are bent and extend to form two opposite aligning portions. Via the above arrangement, the electrical connector with an aligning means can be achieved and generate an aligning effect. Thus, the electrical connector having an aligning means can be inserted with a docking connector more quickly, and the contact therebetween will not become poor due to an external force. Furthermore, the work hours for assembling can be reduced. The present invention further provides an assembly combination of the electrical connector with aligning means.

Abstract: A USB female connector includes an insulation body, a circuit board, connecting terminals and electrical-conductive terminals. The insulation body is provided with a trough and a plurality of terminal slots located on a lower edge of the trough. The circuit board is disposed through the trough and has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. A front end of the first surface is arranged with a plurality of golden fingers. One ends of the connecting terminals are fixed to a rear end of the second surface and electrically connected to the golden fingers. The electrical-conductive terminals are disposed through the terminal slots. A front end of each of the electrical-conductive terminals has an electrical-conductive portion located in rear of the golden fingers. By this structure, the volume of the female connector is reduced to thereby conform to the requirements for compact design.

Abstract: A card connector adapted for receiving a SIM card includes an insulating housing having a front surface and two opposite lateral surfaces. The front surface has at least one receiving recess extending rearward. Each of the lateral surfaces has a propping portion which passes through a top surface of the insulating housing. A plurality of connecting terminals is received in the insulating housing. The metal shell coupled with the insulating housing has a covering plate and two lateral plates extending downwards from two opposite sides of the covering plate. A front edge of the covering plate has at least one first mating portion of L shape of which a bottom is received in the receiving recess. A bottom of the lateral plate curves inwards to form a resistive portion resting against the propping portion for forming a chamber for receiving the SIM card.

Abstract: A card connector comprises a plurality of contacts, a frame, a shell and a locator. Each of the plurality of contacts comprises a first portion extending in a first direction and a second portion extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. Each contact has substantially an L-like shape. The frame has a front end portion and a rear end portion. The rear end portion holds, in part, the first portions of the contacts. The first portions extend into a space defined by the frame toward the front end portion in the first direction. The second portions extend away from the frame in the second direction. The shell is attached to the frame. The shell shields, in part, the second portions of the contacts. The locator is supported by the shell. The locator is distinct from the shell. The locator holds, in part, the second portions of the contacts so that the second portions penetrate the locator.

Abstract: A connector includes a contact and a housing that receives the contact. The contact includes at least first and second prongs and a tension portion joining the first and second prongs that biases the prongs away from one another. The housing includes a slot shaped to receive the contact such that the first and second prongs are forced together against the bias of the tension portion.

Abstract: A connector connected with a complementary component inserted therein from a front direction includes an insulating housing and a shield coupled with the insulating housing comprising an upper shell and a lower shell. The upper shell has an upper cover covering a top surface of the insulating housing and a pair of wings extending laterally from two opposite sides of the upper cover. The wing has a slot extending along a front-to-rear direction, and a plurality of positioning pegs extended downwards from a lateral edge thereof. The lower shell has a lower cover and two lateral plates bent upwards from two opposite sides of the lower cover and flanked to the insulating housing. Each of the lateral plates has a clasper which passes through the slot of the wing and extends laterally to hook a side of the slot, for buckling the upper shell with the lower shell together.

Abstract: A connector connected with a complementary component inserted therein from a front direction includes an insulating housing and a shield coupled with the insulating housing comprising an upper shell and a lower shell. The upper shell has an upper cover covering a top surface of the insulating housing and a pair of wings extending laterally from two opposite sides of the upper cover. The wing has a slot extending along a front-to-rear direction, and a plurality of positioning pegs extended downwards from a lateral edge thereof. The lower shell has a lower cover and two lateral plates bent upwards from two opposite sides of the lower cover and flanked to the insulating housing. Each of the lateral plates has a clasper which passes through the slot of the wing and extends laterally to hook a side of the slot, for buckling the upper shell with the lower shell together.