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Electrical connector having improved retention structure

  • US 6,824,425 B2
  • Filed: 07/30/2003
  • Issued: 11/30/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An electrical connector comprising:

  • an insulative housing comprising a plurality of passageways, a pair of support portions extending from an end thereof in a longitudinal direction and spaced apart from each other, a pair of plates extending outwardly from two opposite side faces thereof in a direction which is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and a pair of depressed portions under the pair of plates and adjacent to the pair of support portions, each support portion having an upper side, a lower side opposite to the upper side and an outer side;

    a plurality of electrical terminals received in the passageways of the insulative housing; and

    a retention structure comprising a body portion and a pair of extensions extending from the body portion and engaging with the pair of depressed portions of the insulative housing, the body portion comprising a main plate, a pair of side portions extending from two opposite sides of the main plate, a pair of upper portions extending toward each other from the pair of side portions, the two upper portions and the main plate clamping the upper and lower sides of the two support portions, the two side portions clamping the outer sides of the two support portions.

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