Patent ID: 7572146

Claim:
An external serial advanced technology attachment (eSATA) connector comprising: a body comprising a front surface, a rear surface, two outer opposite sides and having an open groove defined on the front surface inward the body; and multiple first through grooves arranged in a row defined on the rear surface of the body and communicating with the open groove; an eSATA terminal set comprising a plurality of signal terminals arranged horizontally, each of the signal terminals having a front electrical connection section mounted in the open groove of the body; and a rear soldering section penetrating through a corresponding first through groove of the body for soldering; a power terminal set comprising two power terminals mounted on the two outer opposite sides of the body and in parallel with the signal terminals of the eSATA terminal set; and a metal housing covering the body so that the open groove, the rear soldering sections of the signal terminals of the eSATA terminal set, and the rear soldering sections of the power terminals are exposed.