Patent ID: 7452242

Claim:
A connector comprising: a housing including a first housing base wall and a second housing base wall connected to said first housing base wall and spaced therefrom, said first housing base wall being formed by a continuous planar wall extending from a first end of said housing to a second end of said housing and having an inner side and an outer, opposite side, said second housing base wall being formed by a continuous planar wall extending from the first end of said housing to the second end of said housing and having an inner side and an outer, opposite side, said inner side of said first housing base wall facing said inner side of said second housing base wall, a plurality of ribs extending from said first and second housing base walls and spaced apart from each other such that a slot is defined between adjacent ribs, each rib including a first rib portion extending from said first housing base wall in a first direction and a first rib portion extending from said second housing base wall in said first direction such that each said slot has a first slot portion which is open to said outer sides of said first and second housing base walls, and a second rib portion extending from said first housing base wall in a second, opposite direction and a second rib portion extending from said second housing base wall in said second direction such that each said slot has a second slot portion, and at least one terminal positioned within each said slot and connected to said housing such that a surface area of said at least one terminal is exposed to the environment and air can flow over said surface area to dissipate heat from said at least one terminal.