Patent ID: 7857638

Claim:
An electrical connector assembly comprising: a printed circuit board defining opposed upper and bottom surfaces and a pair of retaining holes; and an electrical connector for mounting onto the printed circuit board, including an insulative housing having a longitudinal base portion, at least one mating portion extending forwards from the base portion and a pair of supporting portions disposed at two opposite ends of the base portion in an elongated direction, each supporting portion defining a supporting face for supporting the printed circuit board thereon and a receiving slot running through the supporting face; a plurality of contacts received in the mating portions; and a pair of latching members retained to respective receiving slots and each defining a locking portion exposed to the supporting face, and each locking portion extending into a corresponding retaining hole upwards without any portion disposed beyond the upper surface of the printed circuit board when the locking portion is aligned with the retaining hole during the movement of the electrical connector.