US Patent 10468827 Electrical connector having an improved isolation block

An electrical connector for soldering to a printed circuit board includes an insulative housing, a number of conductive terminals affixed to the insulative housing, and a metal shell surrounding the base portion. The insulative housing includes a base portion. Each conductive terminal includes a soldering portion extending laterally and outwardly from a lateral edge of the base portion. The metal shell includes a pair of longitudinal wall. The electrical connector includes an isolation block isolating the soldering portion from the longitudinal wall of the metal shell in a vertical direction.