IP Library Granted Patent US 8,657,628
Granted Patent B2
US 8,657,628 · App. 13/558,366 · Granted Feb 25, 2014

Universal serial bus connector

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Patent No.
US 8,657,628
App. No.
13/558,366
Granted
Feb 25, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A universal serial bus (USB) connector includes a main body and a conductive member. The main body is fastened to an enclosure. The main body includes at least one USB interface. The conductive member includes an engaging portion for engaging with the main body and abutting against each housing of the at least one USB interface, and a connection tab abutting against the enclosure.

Claims (6)

1. A universal serial bus (USB) connector, comprising:

a main body comprising at least one USB interface; and

a conductive member comprising an engaging portion engaging with the main body and abutting against each housing of the at least one USB interface, and at least a connection tab extending from the engaging portion;

wherein the conductive member defines at least one opening, corresponding to the at least one USB interface; the at least one USB interface extends through the at least one opening; a plurality of resilient tabs extends from top and bottoms sides bounding each opening toward the corresponding USB interface and deformedly abuts against the housing of the corresponding USB interface; a slot is defined in a front side of the main body, the slot comprises a sidewall and two end walls, the at least one USB interface is connected to the sidewall, the conductive member comprises a base tab abutting against the sidewall, and two extension tabs extending forward from opposite ends of the base tab and abutting against the end walls, and the at least one opening is defined in the base tab.

2. The USB connector of claim 1 , wherein the number of the connection tabs is two, the connection tabs respectively extend from front sides of the extension tabs, away from each other, a first through hole is defined in each connection tab, the main body further comprises two fastening portions at opposite sides of the slot, a locking hole is defined in each fastening hole.

3. The USB connector of claim 1 , wherein a slanting tab extends from a front end of each resilient tab away from the corresponding USB interface.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 5, 2018
From: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.; HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
To: HONGFUJIN PRECISION ELECTRONICS(TIANJIN)CO.,LTD.
Reel/Frame 045501/0324 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 26, 2012
From: XIE, ZE-LIANG
To: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.; HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 028640/0418 →