Patent ID: 7517232

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing defining a mating face, an end face parallel to the mating face, a mounting face perpendicular to the end face; said insulative housing comprising a first receiving port and a second receiving port extending along a longitudinal direction perpendicular to a direction from the end face to the mating face with a plurality of receiving passageways therein, and a plurality of channels defined on the end face of the housing corresponding to the receiving passages; a plurality of terminals assembled with the insulative housing, each terminal comprising a retaining portion securely retained in the passageways of the insulative housing, a contacting portion extending forwardly from the retaining portion, a buffering portion extending backwardly from the retaining portion, a tail portion extending parallel to the mounting face, and a substantial upright portion received in the channel of the housing and interconnecting with the buffering portion and the tail portion, wherein the base plate defines at least a tapered projection extending downwardly therefrom, wherein each seat defines said mounting face at the bottom side thereof, a receiving chamber with a transversal extending opening, a barb portion transversal extending therefrom and a positioning post extending downwardly from the barb portion, wherein the pair of barb portions extend opposite to each other and below the elongated base plate and a spacer provided below the elongated base plate of the base section and shaped to compliant with tile insulative housing and the terminals, wherein the spacer comprises a plurality of through holes corresponding to the plurality of channels, at least a positioning hole corresponding to the least tapered projection and a pair of locking means integrally formed at two lateral sides thereof for engaging with the pair of barb portion, wherein the spacer defines a plurality of concaves, wherein each locking means comprise a recess and a block disposed in the recess and having an inclined surface.