Patent ID: 7938672

Claim:
An electrical connector, comprising: a plurality of terminals, each terminal comprising a retaining portion and a plane contacting portion, the contacting portion having a pre-folded line along which a front end of the contacting portion slants; an insulating housing retained said plurality of terminals, the insulating housing comprising a base portion, a tongue portion extending forward from the base portion and passageways extending in the base portion and the tongue portion to receive the terminals; each passageway defining a first supporting surface to sustain the front end of the terminal and a second supporting surface to sustain the retained portion of the terminal; wherein a room is defined between said two supporting surface along a rear-to-front direction to accommodate the front ends of the terminals during insertion of the terminal to the passageway; wherein the room is located below the first supporting face; wherein the first supporting surface and the second supporting surface is on a same level; wherein the passageway has a guiding surface extending from a bottom of the room to the first supporting surface; wherein said two supporting surfaces is disposed below a mating surface of the tongue portion which is engage with a counter connector which is inserted to the electrical connector; wherein the passageway includes a first segment defined on the tongue portion and a second segment defined on the base portion, the first segment defines a guiding ribs at two sides thereof and the first supporting surface and the guiding surface are on a top of the guiding ribs, and the second segment projects a pair of supporting ribs at two sides thereof and the second supporting surface is on a top of the supporting ribs.