Patent ID: 7874850

Claim:
An electrical connector, comprising: an insulating housing provided with a plurality of first contacts, each of the first contacts having a tine that extends toward an outside of the insulating housing that is bent at a right angle with respect thereto; and a tine plate mounted on a side of the insulating housing at least one locking member, wherein the tine plate includes a plurality of first through-holes, a plurality of second through-holes and a plurality of third through-holes that extend from an upper surface to an undersurface of the tine plate, in which the tines extend through the first through-holes, the second through-holes and the third through-holes, and at least one recess provided on the undersurface of the tine plate that encompasses at least one of the first through-holes located in a portion near the housing, the second through-holes, or the third through-holes.