Patent ID: 6193552
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector comprising:a plurality of contacts each of which comprises a contacting portion and a soldering tail;an insulative housing including an intermediate plate integrally formed with the insulative housing, the intermediate plate defining a plurality of passageways for respectively receiving the contacting portions of the contacts, and a soldering face formed on a wall of the housing and defining a reception space therewithin, the reception space being in communication with the passageways of the intermediate plates;a positioning device attached to a section of each soldering tail of the contacts and pre-positioning the plurality of contacts therein, the positioning device together with the pre-positioned contacts being engageably received within the reception space of the housing through the soldering face so that a face of the positioning device is in contact with an edge of the intermediate plate in the reception space thereby ensuring the correct positioning of the contacts in the corresponding passageways; anda metallic shielding enclosing the insulative housing and defining two opposite entrances for communication of the housing outward of the shielding.