Patent ID: 7922499

Claim:
A board-mounted electrical connector mounted on a circuit board, comprising: a housing; a plurality of terminals received in said housing, the terminal having a fixing portion, a contacting portion and a soldering portion, the contacting portion and the soldering portion extending from opposite sides of the fixing portion, respectively; and the soldering portion extending obliquely toward said circuit board and comprising an upper surface, a lower surface disposed on said circuit board and a free end, an angle between the upper surface and the fixing portion being more than 90 degree; wherein a space is defined below the free end and adjacent to the lower surface; wherein the housing comprises a pair of longitudinal walls, a pair of transverse walls and a longitudinal bottom wall extended between the pair of longitudinal walls and the transverse walls, a receiving cavity surrounded by said pair of longitudinal and transverse walls, and a tongue board extending from the bottom wall of said receiving cavity; wherein the pairs of longitudinal walls and the tongue define a plurality of passageways, respectively, and wherein the passageways extend along a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal wall; wherein end portions of the contact portions resting against a top surface of the bottom wall.