Patent attributes
An electrical connector mounted on a printed circuit board including an insulative housing (1) provided with a receiving cavity (16) and a number of passageways (121), and a number of contacts retained in the housing. The contacts have a first contact (21) including a first base portion (210) and a first soldering portion (213) extending downwardly from the first base portion, a second contact (22) having a second base portion (220) and a second soldering portion (223) extending downwardly from the second base portion. The first soldering portion includes a first protrusion portion (216) projecting from only one side edge thereof along a first direction. The second soldering portion includes a second protrusion portion (226) projecting from only one side edge thereof along a second direction opposite to the first direction. The first protrusion portion and the second protrusion portion together form a latch portion for fixing with the printed circuit board.
