Patent ID: 7963810

Claim:
An electrical connector, comprising: a housing comprising: a plurality of first slits vertically formed on a front surface thereof; a plurality of through channels, each of the through channels extended from each of the first slits and horizontally extended inside the housing, crossed through the housing and penetrated on a rear surface thereof; a plurality of second slits vertically formed on the rear surface, each of the second slits connected to each of the through channels; a plurality of third slits vertically formed on the rear surface of the housing, each of the third slits being between two of the second slits; and a plurality of contacts received in the first slits of the housing respectively, each of the contacts comprising: a base board protruded from the front surface of the housing and being vertically arranged; a soldering leg extended from a bottom edge of the base board and protruded from the housing; a first fixing section horizontally extended from a rear edge of the base board and received in each of the through channels of the housing; a second fixing section vertically extended from a free end of the first fixing section and received in each of the second slits of the housing; and a strip horizontally extended from the rear edge of the base board: wherein a first fixing channel horizontally extends from each of the first slits towards the rear surface of the housing, each of the first fixing channels and each of the through channels are separated from each other by a first rib, the strip is separated from the first fixing section and engaged into the first fixing channel, a plurality of fixing terminals are engaged into the third slits, respectively, a pair of second fixing channels extend from each of the third slits towards the front surface of the housing, each of the fixing terminals comprises a main strip received in each of the third slits, a pair of fixing tabs horizontally extend from a front edge of the main strip and are respectively engaged into the second fixing channels, and a fixing leg extends downwardly from a bottom edge of the main strip and protrudes from the housing.