Patent ID: 9722374
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. A stacked receptacle connector comprising: an insulative housing forming a first receiving cavity extending along a front-to-back direction, a second receiving cavity stacked on the first receiving cavity along a vertical direction perpendicular to the front-to-back direction, and a mounting cavity located behind and communicating with the first and second receiving cavities; a printed circuit board (PCB) mounted to the mounting cavity; a first connector having a mating tongue received in the first receiving cavity, a row of top terminals with top contacting portions exposed on a top face of the mating tongue and top tail portions connected to the PCB, and a row of bottom terminals with bottom contacting portions exposed on a bottom face of the mating tongue and bottom tail portions connected to the PCB; a plurality of contacts inserted in the second receiving cavity to form a second connector, each of the contacts having a mating portion received in the second receiving cavity and a mounting portion connected with the PCB; and a plurality of footer pins connected to the PCB for electrically connecting the first connector and the second connector to an exterior substrate.