Patent ID: 6383039
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector comprising:an insulative housing comprising a plurality of receiving passageways, each of the receiving passageways being defined by a pair of opposite side walls and opposite upper and bottom walls between the side walls, each side wall defining around a rear portion thereof a mounting channel communicative with an exterior; and a plurality of contacts respectively received within the corresponding receiving passageways, each of said contacts including a U-shaped mating portion engaged with both the upper wall and the bottom wall, and a retaining portion extending from said mating portion and spaced away from the bottom wall while being close to the upper wall, said retaining portion defining on a rear portion thereof a pair of opposite mounting shoulders each received within the corresponding mounting channel, a plurality of barbs extending outwardly from said retaining portion for engaging with the side walls of the receiving passageway, and a plurality of semi-spherical projections extending upwardly from a face of said retaining portion for interference fitting with the upper wall of the receiving passageway, and a tail portion extending rearwardly from the retaining portion.