Patent ID: 7862346

Claim:
A socket connector comprising: an insulative housing having a base having a top, a bottom and a front; a tongue formed on and protruding forward from the base and having a bottom; multiple first mounting holes defined through the base and the tongue; and multiple second mounting holes defined through the base and the tongue; multiple first terminals mounted respectively through and corresponding to the first mounting holes and each first terminal having a mounting section mounted in a corresponding first mounting hole; a soldering section formed as a through hole technology soldering section, formed on and protruding perpendicularly down from the mounting section behind the base; and a contacting section formed on and protruding forward from the mounting section and mounted on the bottom of the tongue; multiple second terminals mounted respectively through and corresponding to the second mounting holes and each second terminal having a mounting section mounted in a corresponding second mounting hole; a soldering section formed as a through hole technology soldering section, formed on and protruding perpendicularly down from the mounting section behind the base; and a contacting section formed on and protruding forward from the mounting section and mounted on the bottom of the tongue; a positioning bracket mounted under the base of the insulative housing and having a row of positioning holes defined through the positioning bracket and are mounted respectively around the soldering sections of the first and second terminals; a shell covering the insulative housing, first terminals, second terminals and positioning bracket and having a cavity defined in the shell and cooperating with the insulative housing to form a socket hole; and the soldering sections of the first and second terminals arranged alternately in a same row and transversely relative to the insulative housing.