Patent ID: 6971884
Filing Date: 2005-12-06
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing comprising a base having a pair of side walls, each side wall defining a mating face, a mounting face, an outer face exposed to an exterior in a transverse direction and an inner face opposite to the outer face; a slot formed between the two side walls and extending along a longitudinal direction; a plurality of passageways and recesses both defined in the side walls, each recess extending from a corresponding passageway outwardly toward and terminating at the outer face of the sidewall; and a plurality of electrical contacts received in the passageways of the insulative housing; wherein the insulative housing comprises a mounting section on each end of the base, the mounting section comprising a pair of standoffs, a connecting plate connecting lower portions of the two stand-offs, and a pair of support plates extending upwardly and spaced from each other.