Patent ID: 8668527
Filing Date: 2014-03-11
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing comprising a base and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base along a longitudinal direction, the tongue portion defining a plurality of first slits and a plurality of second slits formed on top and bottom surfaces thereof, respectively, the base defining a plurality of first grooves and a plurality of second grooves, the first grooves extending along the longitudinal direction and being in communication with corresponding first slits, the second grooves extending through a bottom face of the base along a vertical direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and being in communication with corresponding second slits; a plurality of upper contacts being configured to be assembled to the insulative housing along the longitudinal direction, each upper contact comprising a rigid first contacting section received in the first slit, a first fixing section fixed in the first groove and a first planar soldering section situated adjacent to the bottom face of the base; a plurality of lower contacts being configured to be assembled to the insulative housing along the vertical direction, each lower contact comprising a rigid second contacting section received in the second slit, a second fixing section fixed in the second groove and a second planar soldering section coplanar with the first planar soldering sections; and a metal shell enclosing the tongue portion of the insulative housing to jointly form a receiving cavity for receiving a mateable connector, the first contacting sections and the second contacting sections being exposed to the receiving cavity and being essentially coplanar with the top surface and the bottom surface, respectively.