Surface mounted electrical connector

A surface mounted electrical connector for mounting to a printed circuit board, comprising:

• an elongated insulative housing having a holding cavity and a slot at a side thereof;
• a plurality of terminals secured in the insulative housing;
• and
• a solder pad including an L-shaped body and a positioning leg extending from the L-shaped body, the L-shaped body having a vertical body portion for securely engaging in the holding cavity of the insulative housing and a horizontal solder tab extending from an lower edge of the vertical body portion for being soldered to the surface of the printed circuit board, the positioning leg extending through a hole of the printed circuit board;
• wherein the holding cavity is in communication with the slot, and the L-shaped body includes an interfering portion projecting from a side face of the vertical body portion of the L-shaped body for securely engaging within the slot;
• wherein the insulative housing includes a securing channel connecting with the holding cavity, and the L-shaped body includes a securing portion integrally extending from the vertical body portion for being retained in and engaging with the securing channel;
• wherein the securing channel of the insulative housing further has two opposite ridges on upper and lower sides thereof protruding into the securing channel, and the securing portion further includes a pair of recesses corresponding to the ridges for securely engaging with these ridges.