Patent ID: 6926562
Filing Date: 2005-08-09
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector, comprising: an insulative housing having a top wall, a bottom wall, opposite sidewalls and a rear wall, which together define a receiving space for receiving a complementary electrical connector, an L-shaped tongue projecting forwardly from said rear wall and extending into said receiving space, a plurality of passageways defined in the L-shaped tongue and extending through said rear wall, the housing including a pair of keys extending rearwardly from two opposite sides thereof; a plurality of contact units received in corresponding passageways, each contact unit having at least one mating portion and a tail portion opposite to the at least one mating portion; and a spacer attached to the insulative housing and comprising a body portion and a supporting portion projecting from the body portion, the body portion defining a plurality of through holes communicating with the passageways for insertion of the contact units therethrough and a pair of keyways on opposite sides thereof.