Patent ID: 8535103

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing comprising a longitudinal base having a mating side and a mounting side; a tongue portion extending from the longitudinal base at the mating side, the tongue portion comprising a first tongue section and a second tongue section, each tongue section having a first face and a second face; a plurality of passageways defined on the first faces of the first and the second tongue sections, the passageways extending from the tongue portion to the mounting side of the insulative housing; a recess located at one end of each passageway; and a plurality of conductive contacts received in the passageways, each contact comprising a mating section located at the mating side of the insulative housing, a mounting section located at the mounting side of the insulative housing, and a retainer section bridging the mating section to the mounting section; wherein the mating section of the contact is free to flex into the recess.