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I/O plug connector adapted for normal insertion and reverse insertion into I/O receptacle connector and connector assembly having the two

US9287668B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 18, 2013
Grant dateMar 15, 2016
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Expiry dateDec 25, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R27/00
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An Input/Output (I/O) plug connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) having a base portion (11) and a mating portion (12) extending forwardly from the base portion, the mating portion having a top wall (121), a bottom wall (122), a pair of sidewalls (123) cooperatively and peripherally defining a receiving space (125), a number of first contacts (21) retained in the top wall and a number of second contacts (22) retained in the bottom wall, the first contacts and the second contacts facing toward each other across the receiving space along a vertical direction; a circuit plate (4) assembled to the base portion of the insulative housing and sandwiched between the first contacts and the second contacts for electrical connection; and a metal shield (5) covering the insulative housing.

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