Patent ID: 6948984

Claim:
A power connector comprising: an insulating housing having a base, and a tongue extending forwardly from the base, the tongue comprising an upper mating face, a lower mating face parallel to the upper mating face and a plurality of receiving slots extending from the upper mating face to the lower mating face, the housing defining a plurality of receiving passages extending through the base and communicating with the slots; a plurality of contacts each having a contact portion received in a corresponding receiving slot, each contact portion comprising a first contact surface and a second contact surface respectively exposed to the upper mating face and the lower mating face, the first contact surface and the second contact surface are clamped by fork-like mating contacts of a complementary connector; and a conductive shield enclosing the insulative housing; wherein the base is slotted with a plurality of grooves in a rear face thereof, each groove communicating with a corresponding receiving passage.