Patent ID: 6705903
Filing Date: 2004-03-16
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector comprising:a housing having a bottom wall, longitudinal side walls and end walls extending from a periphery of the bottom wall, a plurality of pin holes defined in a staggered arrangement in the bottom wall; and a plurality of first contacts and a plurality of second contacts respectively received in the pin holes, the first contacts and the second contacts alternately arranged in a lengthwise direction of the housing; wherein each of the first contacts comprises a base portion securely received in a corresponding pin hole, a contact portion supported by a corresponding side wall, and a tail portion protruding below the bottom wall; and each of the second contacts comprises a contact portion supported by a corresponding side wall, a tail portion protruding below the bottom wall, and a shoulder between the contact portion and the tail portion and supported by the bottom wall.