Patent ID: 7494377

Claim:
An electrical connector, comprising: a plurality of contacts, said contacts each having a shoulder; an outer shell having a cavity formed therein, said cavity extending between a loading end and a mating end of said outer shell, said mating end being configured to join with a mating connector; a front dielectric member having a base portion and an appendage integrally formed with said base portion and extending from a rear end of said base portion, said base portion and said appendage having contact passages receiving said contacts; and a rear dielectric member having a hollow interior and contact passages extending at least partially between front and rear ends of said rear dielectric member and defining said hollow interior, said contact passages of said rear dielectric member having a non-uniform diameter to define a ridge, said contacts being received in said contact passages of said rear dielectric member such that said shoulders abut said ridges to control a position of said contacts with respect to said rear dielectric member, said front end of said rear dielectric member contacting said rear end of said front dielectric member such that said appendage is positioned within said hollow interior of said rear dielectric member, said contact passages of said appendage and said rear dielectric member cooperating to surround said contacts.