Patent ID: 6623316
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector comprising:an insulative housing having a lateral wall, a plurality of sidewalls extending from the lateral wall, and a plurality of cavities formed between two adjacent sidewalls, said insulative housing further defining an upper surface and a bottom surface; a plurality of main contacts being mounted in the cavities of the insulative housing and projecting upwardly from the upper surface and downwardly from the bottom surface of the insulative housing, each of said main contacts having a first engaging portion engaging with the insulative housing, and a curved contact portion projecting upwardly beyond the upper surface and having a free end in the insulative housing; and a plurality of assistant contacts being also received in the cavities of the insulative housing, each assistant contact having a second engaging portion engaging with the insulative housing and a downwardly slanted bearing portion, said bearing portion engaging with the free end of the contact portion of the main contact when a force depresses the contact portion of the main contact.