Patent ID: 7393219

Claim:
An electrical connector, comprising: an elongate insulative housing having a mounting surface and a mating surface with a plurality of passageways extending therebetween, a pair of endwalls located on two opposite ends; a plurality of terminals received in the passageways of the insulative housing, and each terminal having a contacting portion extending beyond the mating surface of the housing, and a solder portion extending substantially to the mounting surface; and a pick up cap detachably attached to the mating surface of the housing, and comprising a body portion having a flattened top surface and a pair of end tabs extending from both ends of the body portion and detachably interfere to the endwalls of the housing; wherein an inter-aligning arrangement arranged between the pick up cap and the housing so as to ensure the pick up is properly attached to the housing, and the inter-aligning arrangement includes an aligning slot located at one of the pick up cap and the housing, and an aligning key located at the other.