Patent ID: 7976319

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: a housing having a mating end and a board end, the housing having a plurality of contact cavities extending along a longitudinal axis between the mating and board ends, the contact cavities are arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns; and a plurality of contacts received in the contact cavities such that each contact in a column faces in a common direction and adjacent contacts within a row face in different directions the contacts having a mating end and a mounting end, the contacts having a flexible tail at the mounting end, wherein the contact has a main body, the tail extending from the main body, the main body having a generally box shape, the tail having a first portion extending along the longitudinal axis and a second portion angled with respect to the first portion, the second portion having a board mounting surface configured to mount to a circuit board, the second portion engaging the circuit board wherein the tail includes a slot through the first and second portions, the slot being open along the board mounting surface and being configured to receive solder for soldering the contact to the circuit board, wherein the tails are deflected as the housing is mounted on the circuit board such that the second portion is biased against the circuit board to ensure contact with the circuit board during soldering of the tails to the circuit board.