| US 7,549,896 B2 | ||
| Low profile receptacle connector straddle-mounted on the PCB | ||
| Han-Ming Zhang, ShenZhen (China); Tsuneki Watanabe, Yokohama (Japan); and Jian-Ping Xiao, ShenZhen (China) | ||
| Assigned to Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien (Taiwan) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 12, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/157,782. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0311793 A1, Dec. 18, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. H01R 13/648 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 439—607 | 10 Claims |
| 1. A receptacle connector comprising:
a dielectric housing including a base portion and a tongue portion extending from the base portion, and a plurality of recesses
formed in the dielectric housing;
a plurality of terminals received in the recesses; and
a metal shield enclosing the dielectric housing; and
the metal shield including a cover and an opposite base, the cover including a top wall and a pair of top lateral wings located
at opposite sides of the top wall, the base including a bottom wall and a pair of bottom lateral wings, the bottom lateral
wings located at opposite sides of the bottom base wall for mating with the top lateral wings; the top lateral wing defining
a first portion of a whole lateral wing board, the bottom lateral wing defining a second portion adapted to contribute towards
completing the whole lateral wing board;
wherein one of the first portion and second portion having a recess defining an internal lateral border, the other one of
the first portion and the second portion formed with a lateral tab enclosed by the internal lateral border so as to be embedded
within the recess.
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