Two ports integral electrical connector

Claim 1

An electrical connector for being mounted on a printed circuit board comprising: an integral insulative housing comprising: a first and a second base section spaced apart from each other in a substantially parallel relationship and each having a top and bottom face; and a first and a second mating section respectively projecting upwardly from the top faces of the first and second base section, the first and second mating section respectively defining a plurality of first and second passageways extending through the first and second base portion; an interconnect portion integrally interconnecting the first base section with the second base section; and a plurality of first and second contacts received in the first and second passageways of the housing, respectively; wherein the interconnect portion comprise a pair of bridges interconnecting the first base section and the second base section; wherein the interconnect portion further comprise a retention portion between the bridges interconnecting middle portions of the first base section and the second base section; wherein the retention portion defines a receiving cavity therein; wherein a board lock is received in the receiving cavity, the board lock comprising a base portion, a pair of barbs formed on sides of the base portion for engaging with inner walls of the receiving cavity and a pair of legs extending downwardly from a bottom end thereof, an engaging tail projecting from an edge of the leg; wherein the first and second passageways are arranged in a single row and extend from the mating section to the bottom surface of the base section; wherein the first and second base section together define a pair of through holes in a diagonal line of the housing; wherein a pair of separate posts passes through the corresponding through holes of the first base and second section and extends through bores defined in a printed circuit board for securing the connector onto the printed circuit board.