Patent ID: 8506309

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: a middle board defining a plurality of receiving holes; a first insulative housing mounted on a first surface of the middle board and defining a first receiving room having a first opening facing to a first direction; a second insulative housing mounted on a opposite surface of the middle board and defining a second receiving room having a second opening facing to a second direction opposite to the first direction; a plurality of contacts mounted on the first insulative housing, each contact comprising a first mating portion received in the first receiving room and a second mating portion received in the second receiving room, the first mating portion comprising a first mating surface for mating with a first mating connector, the second mating portion comprising a second mating surface for mating with a second mating connector, each of the contacts further comprising a twisted portion between the first and the second mating portions that make the first mating surface perpendicular to the second mating surface, the twisted portions received in the receiving holes respectively; wherein the contact has a straight strip shape; wherein each of the contacts comprises a mounting portion connecting with the twisted portion, the first mating portion extending from the mounting portion along the first direction, the second mating portion extending from the twisted portion along the second direction; and wherein the mounting portion has a first width, and the first and the second mating portions respectively have a width smaller than the first width.