Patent ID: 8460036

Claim:
An electrical connector, comprising: an electrically insulative holder member comprising a holder base having a plurality of vertically extending through holes; a signal module comprising a circuit board horizontally supported on said holder base of said electrically insulative holder member, said circuit board comprising a plurality of recessed holes, a plurality of circuit lines, a plurality of electrical contacts and a plurality of via-holes, a plurality of metal contact terminals respectively mounted on said circuit board corresponding to said recessed holes, each said metal contact terminal comprising a rear soldering end portion electrically soldered to one said circuit line, a front contact portion respectively positioned in a front end of one said recessed holes and a suspension arm obliquely downwardly extending from said rear soldering end portion and terminating in said front contact portion below the associating recessed hole, and a plurality of metal mounting terminals respectively soldered to said via-holes of said circuit board and inserted through the through holes of said holder base, said metal contact terminals being configured subject to USB 2.0 specification, said electrical contacts being configured to match with said metal contact terminals subject to USB 3.0 specification, said electrical contacts and the front contact portion of said metal contact terminals being respectively arranged in a respective line in a staggered manner, said circuit lines electrically connecting said metal contact terminals and, said electrical contacts to said via-holes respectively; and a metal shield surrounding said electrically insulative holder member and said signal module, said metal shield comprising a front receiving hole that accommodates said electrically insulative holder member, and a rear accommodation chamber that accommodates said signal module.