Patent ID: 7189120

Claim:
A connector for mounting on a printed wiring board and for mating to a complementary connector comprising: a housing formed from a dielectric material having upper surface and lower surfaces thereof and a plurality of vias through said housing providing a path from said upper surface of said housing to said lower surface of said housing, said vias being surrounded by said housing; and a plurality of terminals mounted to said housing, each said terminal including an upper portion positioned on said upper surface of said housing, a lower portion positioned on said lower surface of said housing, and a via portion extending through said via and connecting said upper portion to said lower portion, wherein the via portion is formed by metallizing the via, wherein said housing further includes a rib having first and second walls on opposing sides of the rib extending upwardly from said upper surface of said housing, each of said plurality of terminals includes a rib portion which is capable of extending on either the first wall or the second wall of said rib and said rib portion of each of said plurality of terminals contacts said upper portion of each of said plurality of terminals.