Patent ID: 7699662

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing having a base having a top, a bottom, a front, a rear and two opposite sides; and a tongue formed on and protruding from the front of the base and having a top, a bottom, a front end and two opposite sides; and a plurality of terminals mounted through the base and mounted in the tongue of the insulative housing and each terminal having a connecting end mounted in the bottom of the base and having a width and a thickness; a mounting end formed on and protruding from the connecting end and having a thickness; a wide section having two opposite sides and a width larger than the width of the connecting end; and a narrow section having two opposite sides and a width smaller than the width of the connecting end; and a contacting end formed on and protruding from the mounting end, mounted in the tongue and having a thickness, a top surface, a bottom surface and two opposite side surfaces and further having at least one first positioning tab formed on and protruding transversely from one side of the contacting end and embedded into the tongue; and at least one second positioning tab formed on and protruding transversely from the other side of the contacting end and embedded into the tongue.