Patent ID: 7931477

Claim:
An electrical connector for connecting to a mating electrical connector, comprising: a generally rectangular dielectric housing, the rectangular dielectric housing including: a mating face configured for engaging the mating electrical connector, a mounting face configured to be mounted adjacent a circuit member, a plurality of terminal support posts extending in a direction from the mounting face towards the mating face, each support post having oppositely facing first and second sidewalls and a connecting surface extending therebetween, the sidewalls being generally perpendicular to the mating face and the connecting surface being generally parallel to the mating face, and a plurality of terminal receiving cavities spaced along a longitudinal axis of the rectangular dielectric housing for, each terminal receiving cavity including an opening extending from each terminal receiving cavity to the mounting face; and a plurality of terminals, each terminal including a solder tail portion and a generally U-shaped contact portion, the solder tail portion being positioned along the mounting face, the U-shaped contact portion including a first distal contact leg, a second proximal contact leg spaced from and generally parallel to the first contact leg, and a connecting portion extending therebetween; wherein: the first contact leg extends along the first sidewall and includes a distal end being received in one of the openings adjacent the mounting face, the second contact leg extends along the second sidewall, and the connecting portion extends along the connecting surface, each contact leg including an outer surface, each outer surface being configured to operatively engage mating contact portions of the mating electrical connector; and each second proximal contact leg includes a solder barrier disposed on the outer surface thereof.