Patent ID: 7004792
Filing Date: 2006-02-28
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: a housing having an outer wall, at least one arranging plate connected to the housing, said arranging plate being exposed when said electrical connector is plugged to a mating connector, and a plurality of terminals each having a contact section arranged on said arranging plate with a predetermined interval for electrically contacting a contact section of the mating connector when said electrical connector is plugged to said mating connector, wherein said electrical connector is a receptacle connector provided on a circuit board for receiving said mating connector in a direction parallel to said circuit board, said arranging plate including an arranging groove having a depth sufficiently deep to house said contact section therein, said housing including a housing body and a holding member to form a retention section for retaining an intermediate portion of said terminal, said housing body having a retention groove communicating with said arranging groove.