Patent ID: 6953367

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing comprising a main body, and a mounting portion extending rearwardly from the main body and comprising a first and a second faces on a first side thereof, the main body defining a plurality of passageways extending therethrough, the second face of the mounting portion being parallely behind and downwardly offset from the first face forming a step configuration, the mounting portion defining a plurality of first and second channels on the first and the second faces respectively and in communication with corresponding passageways; and a plurality of contacts each comprising a retention portion retained to the insulative housing, a contact portion extending forwardly from the retention portion, and a tail portion extending rearwardly from the retention portion and received in a corresponding channel; wherein the mounting portion of insulative housing comprises a third and a fourth faces on a second side opposite to the first side, the fourth face being parallely behind and upwardly offset from the third face forming a step configuration, the mounting portion defining a plurality of third and fourth channels on the third and fourth faces respectively and in communication with corresponding passageways.