Patent ID: 7938675

Claim:
An electrical connector adapted for electrically connecting with a complementary connector, comprising: an insulative housing defining a mating direction and at least one contact-receiving passage extending along said mating direction, and at least one heat-radiating passage penetrating therethrough and communicating with said at least one contact-receiving passage; and at least one conductive contact received in said at least one contact-receiving passage adapted for electrically connecting with conductive contact of the complementary connector and generating heat, the at least one conductive contact comprising a mating section adapted for electrically connecting with corresponding conductive contact of the complementary connector, a retaining section extending from the mating section and interferentially engaged with the at least one contact-receiving passage, and a mounting section extending from the retaining section; and wherein the heat generated by the conductive contacts is capable of being radiated out of the insulative housing through the at least one heat-radiating passage.