Patent ID: 7179124

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: an insulating housing comprising a mating face and a pair of side faces and defining a receiving chamber extending through the mating face along a mating direction thereof; a first contact disposed in the housing and comprising a contacting portion exposed into the receiving chamber and a soldering portion located outside one of the side faces of the housing; a second contact received in the housing and comprising an engaging portion protruding into the receiving chamber and located apart from the contacting portion of the first contact; and a shield covering the housing and formed with a pair of soldering arms located outside the one of the side faces of the housing and spaced from each other along the mating direction, the soldering portion of the first contact located between the two soldering arms of the shield outside the one of the side faces of the housing; wherein the second contact comprises a retaining portion and a soldering portion extending beyond a rear face of the housing, the retaining portion connects the engaging portion with the soldering portion; wherein the engaging portion, the retaining portion and the soldering portion are all in the shape of columns; wherein the retaining portion is larger than the engaging portion in diameter thereof and a diameter of the engaging portion is larger than that of the soldering portion.