Electrical connector with latching element
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorsQing-Wen Zhang, Xian-Kui Shi, Yi Zhou
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Abstract
An electrical connector comprising: a base having a front port and a rear end; a number of contacts received in the base and exposed to the front port; a number of cable wires each connected through the rear portion to a corresponding contact; a latching element being integrally formed with the base and extending rearwardly; and a block disposed rearwardly of the latching element on the rear end of the base. Additionally, the block can assist in conveniently connecting/disconnecting the connector to/from a mating connector.
Claims11
An electrical connector comprising:
- a base having a front port and a rear portion;
- a plurality of contacts received in the base and exposed to the front port;
- a plurality of cable wires each connected through the rear portion to a corresponding contact;
- a latching element being unitarily formed with the base and extending rearwardly;
- and
- a block disposed rearwardly of the latching element on the rear portion of the base.
An electrical connector comprising:
- a base made from a first material and having a front portion and a rear portion;
- a plurality of contacts received in the base and exposed to the front portion;
- a plurality of cable wires each connected through the rear portion to a corresponding contact;
- a latching element secured with the base and extending rearwardly;
- and
- an overmold body made from a second material and covering the rear portion of the base;
- wherein
- a raised block is unitarily formed with the overmold body in one piece, and closely disposed on a rear side of the latching element, said raised block being configured and dimensioned for not only protecting said latching element but also being grasped during mating/unmating.
A method of making an electrical connector, comprising steps of:
- Injecting molding an insulative base;
- providing said base with a plurality of conductive contacts;
- connecting a plurality of cables to the corresponding contacts, respectively;
- overming molding an insulative body unto a rear portion of said base;
- forming a latching element on said base, said latching element extending along a front-to-back direction;
- and
- providing said body with a raised block, which is unitary with said body in one piece, on a rear side of the latching element;
- wherein
- said raised block is configured and dimensioned for not only protecting said latching element but also being grasped during mating/unmating.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.