Patent ID: 6331122
Filing Date: 2001-12-18
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector comprising:an elongated insulative housing having a mating surface, a mounting surface and a pair of opposite side faces, the housing including a block protruding outwardly from one of the side faces in a longitudinal direction of the housing;a plurality of conductive contacts received in the housing; a fastener fixed to the housing and located under the block inwardly of a plane defined by an outermost surface of said block;wherein the block serves as a guiding post for guiding the connector to a mating connector;wherein the housing includes a retention portion to which said fastener is fixed, a space being defined between the block and the retention portion; andwherein the retention portion includes two pieces spaced from each other in a transverse direction of the housing between which the fastener is sandwiched.