Patent ID: 7988496
Filing Date: 2011-08-02
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector, comprising: an insulative housing extending along a longitude direction thereof and having a plurality of passageways arranged along the longitude direction; a plurality of first contacts received in the passageways; wherein each of said first contact has an upper and a lower retaining portion which is parallel to each other, a mating arm extends from a rear edge of each retaining portion, a mating end is defined to join the free ends of the mating arms together, a bending arm extends from a front edge of the lower retaining portion, the bending arm has a contact portion pressing against a printed circuit board after assembly, an inter space is defined between the upper and lower retaining portions of each first contact, at least a protruding portion protrudes from the lower mating arm and the lower retaining portion in order to support the upper mating arm and the upper retaining portion respectively.