Patent ID: 6808398
Filing Date: 2004-10-26
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector, comprising;an insulative housing comprising a mating face, an engaging face opposite to the mating face, opposite side faces extending from the mating face to the engaging face, a depressed face adjacent to the engaging face, a receiving cavity defined by the depressed face, the engaging face and the side faces, a plurality of passageways extending from the mating face to the depressed face; a plurality of conductive terminals each comprising a mating portion received in corresponding passageway of the insulative housing and a soldering portion extending beyond the insulative housing and a soldering portion extending beyond the insulative housing; and a spacer received in the receiving cavity and comprising an upper face, a lower face, a plurality of positioning holes extending from the upper face to the lower face for allowing the soldering portion of the conductive terminals to extend through; the lower face of the spacer being coplanar with the engaging face of the housing; wherein a shell attached to the insulative housing for providing eletro-magnetic shielding; wherein a pair of grounding tabs electrically connected with the shell; wherein the insulative housing comprises a pair of supporting sections formed on side face, thereof and each supposing section defining a slit therethrough, and wherein each grounding tab comprises a mating plate and a soldering portion received by the slit.