Electrical connector having a shell member with a holding portion and a release portion connected by a connecting portion
US8398417B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 7, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 7, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/6582
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical connector comprising a housing provided on one of opposite end portions thereof with an opening through which a flat circuit device is inserted into the housing, a plurality of conductive contacts arranged on the housing for contacting with connecting terminals on the flat circuit device in the housing, and a shell member mounted on the housing and provided therein with a holding portion operative to hold the flat circuit device in the housing. A releasing portion extends from the shell member toward the outside thereof, and a connecting portion extends from the releasing portion in a direction perpendicular to a conductive contact arrangement and the holding portion extends from the connecting portion, so that a folded-back protrusion is constituted in a body in the shell member with the releasing, connecting and holding portions.
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