Patent ID: 7997936
Filing Date: 2011-08-16
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A power connector, comprising: an insulative housing having a mating surface, an end surface opposite to the mating surface and a plurality of first passageways extending through the mating and the end surfaces, a depression recessed into the insulative housing from the mating surface, a cavity recessed into the insulative housing from the end surface and extending through a bottom wall of the insulative housing; a plurality of first contacts received in the first passageways along a first direction, each first contact having a main portion received in the corresponding first passageway and a tail portion located in the cavity in condition that at least one side wall of the tail portion is exposed to the air; and a spacer received in the depression along the first direction, the spacer defining a plurality of through holes corresponding to the first contacts; wherein the insulative housing comprises a top wall opposite to the bottom wall with the depression extending through the top and the bottom walls, and wherein the top wall is located over the cavity and covers the cavity.