Patent ID: 9246284
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. An electrical connector comprising: a first insulative housing having a plurality of receiving channels; a plurality of first contacts retained in corresponding receiving channels of the first insulative housing, each first contact comprising a main portion, a contacting section located in front of the base portion, and a soldering section behind the base portion; and a metallic shell shielding on the first insulative housing; wherein each first contact has a first sub-contact and a second sub-contact stacked with each other, and the first sub-contact comprises a first main section and the soldering section, the second sub-contact comprises a second main section and the contacting section, the first main section is superimposed on the second main section to form the main portion, and the main portion of the first contact has a larger thickness than the contacting section and the soldering section; wherein the first sub-contact and the second sub-contact are laser welded to each other; wherein the metallic shell includes a top shell and a bottom shell assembled with each other, and the top shell and the bottom shell comprise a plurality of cooperating bumps and latching holes; wherein an insulative cover over-molded on the metallic shell.