Patent ID: 7044789

Claim:
An electrical connector, comprising: an outer shell having a cavity formed therein, said cavity extending between a loading end and a mating end of said outer shell, said mating end being configured to join with a mating connector; a front dielectric member having a base portion and an insulating sleeve extending from said base portion, said base portion having contact passages formed therein and extending between front and rear ends of said base portion, said contact passages being configured to receive contacts, said insulating sleeve having a keying slot extending from a rear surface of said insulating sleeve; and a rear dielectric member having open sided contact passages extending between front and rear ends of said rear dielectric member, said contact passages configured to receive the contacts such that at least a portion of the contacts are exposed laterally through open sides of said contact passages, said rear dielectic member having a keying feature extending from said front end of said rear dielectric member to align said rear dielectric member with said front dielectic member when said front end of said rear dielectric member being inserted at least partially into said insulating sleeve.