Patent ID: 7950968

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing having a substantially rectangular main body and a substantially rectangular supporting rib extending downward from the main body so as to form an L-shaped configuration, the main body defining a plurality of receiving passageways extending along a front-to-rear direction and then running through the supporting rib along a vertical direction, a pair of guiding grooves being respectively formed at opposite inner sides of the main body; a plurality of terminals retained in the receiving passageways; and a substantially rectangular cover defining locking portions at opposite sides thereof for movably received in the guiding grooves and covering the terminals for preventing outward movement of the terminals; wherein the main body comprises a pair of first side walls face-to-face arranged and a rear second side wall connecting with the first side walls, a hook portion is defined at a longitudinal end of the cover for inserting into an opening defined on the second side wall; wherein a plurality of partitions are formed between the first side walls and a plurality of receiving grooves are defined between every neighboring partitions for receiving said terminals; wherein a cut-off portion is formed at each partition portion adjacent to the second side wall for receiving a step portion formed on a rear end of the cover; and wherein said rear face of the vertical section defines an opening thereon for receiving a hook formed on a top longitudinal side edge of the cover.