Patent ID: 8403700

Claim:
An electrical connector, which is derived from a Serial ATA board connector, comprising: an insulative housing defining a longitudinal uninterrupted mating cavity extending in a lengthwise direction and through a front face thereof in a mating direction perpendicular to the lengthwise direction; a plurality of terminals retained at a first lengthwise wall of the insulating housing and comprising exposed contacting portions in the mating cavity; the uninterrupted mating cavity comprising a main slot extending in the lengthwise direction with a standard length, at least one first auxiliary slots located at the first lengthwise wall and a pair of second auxiliary slot at two opposite ends of the main slot along the lengthwise direction; wherein the insulative housing further defines a board mounting face, and a mating portion having an exterior bottom face extending between the front face and a back face, and the bottom face of the mating portion is located below the board mounting face.