Patent ID: 7066769
Filing Date: 2006-06-27
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing including a base with a tongue portion extending forwardly from an upper portion of said base, a receiving space formed between the tongue portion and a lower portion of said base; a plurality of passageways disposed in the tongue portion; a plurality of first contacts received in the corresponding passageways, respectively, with contacting portions extending downwardly beyond a bottom face of the tongue portion into the receiving space for mechanically and electrically downwardly engaging corresponding terminals to a complementary connector, and at least one second contact located at a lower portion of the base with a contacting section extending forwardly into the receiving space; wherein said at least one second contact is independent from any of said first contacts disregarding whether the complementary connector is mated with the connector or not, and said contacting section is configured to be deflectable while being efficiently engaged, without any risks of being offset, with a corresponding independent terminal of the complementary connector for independent electrical transmission.