Patent ID: 7186141

Claim:
A power connector attachable to a panel adapted for connecting with a cable to power transmission, comprising: an insulative housing defining at least one passage and comprising a front mating face, a rear face opposite to the front mating face, an upper face, a lower face opposite to the upper face and a pair of side surfaces perpendicular to the front mating face, the insulative housing defining a receiving recess in one of said pair of side surfaces; at least one contact received in the at least one passage of the insulative housing and comprising a contacting portion adapted for electrically connecting with a complementary connector and a tail portion for electrically connecting to a conductor of the cable; and a fastening member assembled to the housing and interferentially received in the receiving recess adapted for securing to the panel; and wherein the fastening member defines a screw hole extending in a direction perpendicular to the mating direction of the power connector and communicating with the one of the side surfaces.