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US 2023/0411880 A1Published application
Electrical connector having a shielding cover with integral locking arms
AssigneesFoxconn (Kunshan) Computer Connector Co., Ltd., Foxconn Interconnect Technology Limited
InventorMING-CHING CHEN
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Abstract
An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing having a base and a body extending from the base; plural contacts secured to the insulative housing; and a shielding cover surrounding the insulative housing and having a plate and a peripheral wall, the plate corresponding to the base of the insulative housing, the peripheral wall surrounding the body of the insulative housing to define an annular groove, wherein the peripheral wall integrally forms a pair of locking arms.
Claims9
An electrical connector comprising:
- an insulative housing having a base and a body extending from the base;
- a plurality of contacts secured to the insulative housing;
- and
- a shielding cover surrounding the insulative housing and having a plate and a peripheral wall, the plate corresponding to the base of the insulative housing, the peripheral wall surrounding the body of the insulative housing to define an annular groove;
- wherein
- the peripheral wall integrally forms a pair of locking arms.
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An electrical connector assembly comprising:
- a first connector including:
- an insulative housing having a base and a body extending from the base;
- a plurality of contacts secured to the insulative housing;
- and
- a shielding cover surrounding the insulative housing, the shielding cover having a plate corresponding to the base of the insulative housing and a peripheral wall, the peripheral wall surrounding the body of the insulative housing to define an annular groove, the peripheral wall integrally forming a pair of locking arms;
- and
- a complementary second connector for engaging with the first connector, the second connector including an insulative housing, a plurality of contacts secured to the insulative housing, and a shielding shell secured to the insulative housing;
- wherein the shielding shell cooperates with the pair of locking arms of the shielding cover to increase a disengaging force between the first connector and the second connector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.