Patent ID: 6435912
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector comprising:an insulative housing having at least three receiving passageways arranged in one row with a middle receiving passageway being longer than other two side receiving passageways; at least three terminals comprising a grounding terminal and two signal terminals being correspondingly received in the receiving passageways, wherein the grounding terminal has a length longer than the two signal terminals and is received in the middle receiving passageway, and the signal terminals are received in the two side receiving passageways; and a metal shield enclosing the insulative housing and having a pair of inward projections; wherein the housing forms at least three protrusions projecting into the receiving passageways and mating with recesses defined in a front edge of each terminal for securing a front end portion of the terminals to the housing; wherein the insulative housing has a base and a mating tongue projecting from the base having the receiving passageways defined in a face thereof; wherein the base of the insulative housing comprises a side slot for receiving said inward projections and a plurality of through holes communicating with the receiving passageways, respectively; wherein each terminal has a retaining portion received in a corresponding through hole and the retaining portion forms barbs biting into the housing; wherein each terminal has a soldering portion integral with retaining portion and extending out of the corresponding hole for soldering to a printed circuit board.