Patent ID: 7275955

Claim:
An electrical connector assembly, comprising: an insulative base housing comprising a holding portion, the base housing defining an assessable mating interface having a plurality of passages arranged in a row; a connector module having an insultive housing defining a plurality of partitions forming a plurality of holes each located between every adjacent two partitions, a plurality of terminals having corresponding tail sections respectively fitted in the corresponding through holes and have corresponding retaining sections outwardly projecting from one end of the housing and into the corresponding passages which is generally aligned with the corresponding through holes in a front-to-back direction, respectively, wherein the retaining section is generally offset from the tail section along the front-to-back direction with a middle section therebetween abutting against a front face of the insulative housing of the connector module; and a flat flexible cable including a plurality of wires respectively electrically and mechanically connected to the corresponding terminals; wherein said flat flexible cable and said connector module are horizontally assembled to the base.