Patent ID: 7914302
Filing Date: 2011-03-29
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector, comprising: an insulative housing is substantially elongated and integrally formed, and loaded with a plurality of signal contacts in corresponding passageways defined in the insulative housing; each signal contact comprising a retention portion secured in the insulative housing, a contact portion extending from the retention portion and a soldering portion extending from the retention portion, the contact portion defining a first face exposing an exterior of the passageways and a second face opposite to the first face and confronting with an inner side of the passageway; wherein each of signal contact defines a recess in the second face, wherein said recess runs through the signal contact in a wide direction of the contact, wherein said insulative housing has a mating port for receiving a complementary connector and the mating port defines a tongue portion therein, the electrical connector comprises pairs of signal contacts and individual ground contacts arranged in an alternating sequence on the tongue portion, wherein said tongue portion defines a separator between each two adjacent contacts, the separator between the pair of signal contacts defines a recess corresponding to the recess of the signal contact and communicating with the passageways at the two sides of the recess, wherein said recess faces to and separates from the passageway with a distance.