Patent ID: 8523615

Claim:
A compression connector comprising: an insulative housing defining a first mating surface and a second mating surface opposite to the first mating surface and defining a plurality of passageways disposed between and running through the first and second mating faces; and a plurality of terminals received and retained in the passageways, each of the terminal comprising a retaining section, two spring sections each with a contacting section thereof projecting outwards the first and second mating surfaces respectively; wherein the passageway defines retaining slots along a height direction orienting from the first mating surface to the second mating surface to receive the retaining sections of the terminals and two limited portions at two ends of the retaining slots in the height direction to prevent the retaining sections from dropping out of the retaining slots in the height direction wherein the retaining section is shorter than the retaining slot in the height direction; wherein the passageways are divided into two rows extending along a longitudinal direction of the insulative housing, the two rows of contacting sections orient in opposite directions; wherein the insulative housing comprises a first housing and a second housing combining with the first housing, the first housing defines a first contacting surface opposite to the first mating surface and the second housing defines a second contacting surface opposite to the second mating surface, the retaining slots of the passageways are defined running through the first and second contacting surfaces respectively, while not through the first and second mating surfaces.