Patent ID: 8172621
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: an insulating housing comprising a front portion with a mating cavity and a rear portion; and contacts made from metallic wire, each comprising a contacting portion, a leg portion and a connecting portion connecting with the contacting portion and the leg portion; each leg portion comprising a linking portion, a first soldering portion and a second soldering portion, the linking portion connecting with the connecting portion and the first soldering portion, the second soldering portion connecting with the first soldering portion; wherein said first and second soldering portions are on a same plane and parallel to each other; wherein said first and second soldering portions of the contacts extend in a second direction perpendicular to a first direction along which the contacts are arranged; wherein the connecting portions of the contacts each define a lateral bending projection projecting in the first direction.