Flippable electrical connector

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9912111
APP PUB NO 20170054258A1
SERIAL NO

15346642

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A receptacle connector includes an insulative housing defining a base and a mating tongue extending from the base with a widen and thicken step structure formed around a root of the mating tongue near to the base, two rows of plate contacts disposed in the insulative housing with contacting sections exposed upon the mating tongue and in front of the step structure and categorized with signal contacts, power contacts and grounding contacts, and a metallic shielding plate disposed within a middle level of the mating tongue and occupying most portions of said mating tongue. The shielding plate defines a pair of immoveable and un-deflectable lateral edge sections in front of the step structure, each lateral edge section is configured to be adapted to be locked with a latch of a plug connector in a transverse direction.

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FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDCRICKET SQUARE HUTCHINS DRIVE P O BOX 2681 GRAND CAYMAN KY1-1111 CAYMAN ISLANDS GRAND CAYMAN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cheng, Chih-Pi New Taipei, TW 95 1422
Chou, Chih-Hsien San Jose, US 55 633
Kao, Chien-Ping Hummels town, US 19 551
Little, Terrance F Fullerton, US 185 2685
Su, Wei-Hao New Taipei, TW 19 417
Yang, An-Jen Irvine, US 53 1000
Zhang, Yuan Rowland-Heights, US 316 2644
Zou, De-Cheng Monterey Park, US 7 147

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