US Patent 7134884 Electrical connector with high durability cycles

An electrical connector (1) comprises a mating cavity (147) defining a front-to-back direction for mating and unmating, a supporting bracket (14) defined in the mating cavity, and a printed circuit board (20), the supporting bracket comprising a front portion (144), the front portion comprises a top surface, the printed circuit board secured to the supporting bracket and comprises a plurality of conductive pads (21, 22, 23) formed thereon, and wherein the top surface of the front portion is higher than the conductive pads of the printed circuit.