Patent ID: 8206182
Filing Date: 2012-06-26
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector, comprising: an insulative housing defining a base portion and a mating portion extending from the front side of the base portion along a mating direction; a plurality of passageways disposed in the base portion, each of the passageways defining an opening backwards and extending along the mating direction; a plurality of receiving spaces disposed in the mating portion and communicating with the complementary passageways; a plurality of contacts mounting to the insulative housing along the mating direction, and each contact including a flat base part mounting to the base portion of the insualtive housing, a connecting part extending forwards from the base portion and received in the passageways, a mating part extending from the connecting part and disposed in said receiving space, and a spacer part located between the base part and the connecting part; wherein said mating part of the contact defines a pair of vertical arms extending upwards and vertically from the connecting part of the contact; wherein said passageway extends along the mating direction and defines a top wall with a rib disposed on the inner side of the top wall, said rib extends along the mating direction and locates between said two vertical arms; wherein the spacer part covers the opening of the corresponding passageway.