Patent ID: 7588468

Claim:
An electrical connector adapted for mating with a complementary electrical component comprising: an insulating housing defining a first side wall and a receiving slot besides said first side wall, said first side wall defining a row of contact passageways communicating with said receiving slot; a plurality of electrical contacts received in corresponding contact passageways, each of said electrical contacts having a securing portion for securing said contact in said housing, a flexible connection arm extending upwardly in corresponding contact passageway and a contacting portion continuing from the connection arm into said receiving slot; wherein said insulating housing forms a pair of ribs abutting said connection arm for preventing said contacting portion from further translating into said receiving slot when said mating electrical component is not mated therein; wherein the housing further comprises an insulating piece separately molded, and wherein said plurality of electrical contacts are inserted-molded into said insulating piece to form an insert; wherein said insulating housing has a bottom wall having an upper face facing said receiving slot, said first wall having a lower portion aligned to and cooperatively with said bottom wall to define a cavity receiving said insulating piece; wherein said electrical contacts are disposed in corresponding contact passageways in a row parallel to said first side wall; said connection arm protruding sidewardly a pair of bulges, the pair of ribs being respectively disposed on opposite sides of a contact passageway for mating with corresponding bulges of the electrical contact, and said pairs of bulges of any two adjacent electrical contacts of said row are disposed at different height a channel being defined between the ribs for the contacting portion to pass through.