Patent ID: 7618262

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: a contact sub-assembly having a plurality of contacts arranged on a contact support member, the contacts have a mating end and a termination end with the mating end being configured to engage the mating connector and with the termination end being configured to be terminated to one of a circuit board and a wire, the contact support member having a pair of opposed support walls extending from a base end to a mating end, the support walls being separated by a gap that extends from the mating end toward the base end, the contacts extend at least partially along the support walls between the mating end and the base end, wherein a first set of the contacts are provided on one of the support walls and a second set of the contacts are provided on the other of the support walls, the contacts arc exposed to the gap for connection with the mating connector received within the gap; and a housing having a cavity, wherein the contact sub-assembly is received within the cavity such that a gap is created between the contact sub-assembly and the housing, the housing is configured to receive the mating connector within the gap such that a perimeter of the contact support member is surrounded by the mating connector at least along a portion of a length of the support walls.