Patent ID: 6908317

Claim:
An electrical connector adapted for mounting on a printed circuit board (PCB), comprising: an insulative housing comprising a base portion and a mating portion extending forwardly from the base portion, the mating portion defining a plurality of passageways extending therethrough, the base portion defining a plurality of recesses thereon; a plurality of first terminals each comprising a contacting portion received in a corresponding passageway and a soldering portion extending perpendicularly to the PCB; a plurality of second terminals each comprising a contacting portion received in a corresponding passageway, a soldering portion extending parallel to the PCB and a connecting portion connecting the contacting portion and the soldering portion; and a spacer assembled to the insulative housing, defining a plurality of holes receiving the soldering portions of the first terminals, and forming a plurality of protrusions abutting against the corresponding connecting portions of the second terminals received in the recesses of the base portion.