Patent ID: 7217159

Claim:
An electrical connector adapted for being assembled in a notch of a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) comprising: a dielectric housing defining passageways thereon; a plurality of contacts received in corresponding passageways, each contact comprising a soldering section extending out the dielectric housing and retained on the PCB; a retaining device for retaining the electrical connector to the PCB, the retaining device having a same thickness as that of the soldering section of the contact; further comprising a shielding shell surrounding the housing, wherein said retaining device is formed on said shell; wherein the dielectric housing comprises a base portion, a tongue portion projecting forwards from the base portion and a plurality of parallel passageways extending from the base portion to the tongue portion to receive the contacts; wherein the contacts and the retaining device are arranged to be capable of being commonly and coplanarly surface-mount soldered on either an upper surface or an under surface of the printed circuit board under a condition that the connector is displaced in a same oriented manner.