Patent ID: 8187040

Claim:
A contact sub-assembly for an electrical connector, said contact sub-assembly comprising: a base comprising a mounting opening, wherein the mounting opening comprises a multi-sided shape that defines a bottom segment of the mounting opening; an array of mating contacts, each mating contact comprising a mating interface; a support block extending a length along a central longitudinal axis, openings extending through the support block, the openings being spaced apart from one another along the length of the support block, the mating contacts extending through corresponding openings; and a mounting post extending outwardly from the support block in a direction that is non-parallel to the central longitudinal axis of the support block, the mounting post extending outwardly from the support block to a post end, the mounting post being received within the mounting opening of the base, the post end of the mounting post being engaged with the multi-sided shape of the mounting opening.