Patent ID: 7878815

Claim:
An electrical connector assembled into a sleeve, comprising: an insulative housing defining a receiving cavity running through a mating face thereof, a plurality of receiving grooves running through a rear face opposite to the mating face and communicating with the receiving cavity and at least one arc shaped side face connecting with the mating face; and a plurality of contacts received and retained in the housing, each of the contact defining a retaining portion, a contacting portion extending forwards from the retaining portion and projecting into the receiving cavity, and a soldering portion extending downwards from the retaining portion and received in the sleeve; wherein the housing defines a mating portion providing the mating face and a smaller second portion extending rearwards from the mating portion, and the mating portion defines a pair of opposite arc shaped side faces; wherein the mating portion and second portion each define a flat top face and an opposite flat bottom face, and the top and bottom faces of the mating portion are respectively disposed beyond the corresponding top and bottom faces of the second portion.