Patent ID: 7303427

Claim:
An electrical connector, comprising: an electrical conductor for transmitting electrical power, the electrical conductor comprising a plate and a contact beam in electrical contact with the plate; and a housing, wherein: the electrical conductor is mounted in the housing so that the housing and the electrical conductor define a channel for circulating airflow through the housing and along a surface of the electrical conductor; the electrical connector can be mounted on a substrate; the housing has standoffs for spacing a bottom of the housing from the substrate so that a gap is formed between the bottom of the housing and the substrate; the gap is in fluid communication with the channel; the gap forms an opening in a side of the housing; the electrical conductor has a curved portion in electrical contact with the plate and having slots formed therein that permit air to enter or exit the channel; an edge of the curved portion extends in a direction transverse to the plate; and the housing has a groove formed therein for receiving the edge of the curved portion so that the electrical conductor is retained in the housing.