Patent ID: 8202126
Filing Date: 2012-06-19
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing that has a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side, a second side wherein all four sides are connected to form a mating face and a board-mounting end; a plurality of terminals supported in the housing and terminating at the board-mounting end, wherein the terminals are grouped into a first set inserted into the housing through openings in the top wall of the housing and a second set inserted into the housing through openings in the bottom wall of the housing, and wherein each terminal further comprises a contact portion configured to establish electrical contact with a complementary mating connector, a solder tail that extends out of the housing at the board-mounting end, a body portion that is disposed intermediate the contact portion and the solder tail and which interconnect them together; and at least one solder bracket coupled to the housing wherein a major portion of the solder bracket lies within the profile of the housing.