Connector with heat dissipating features

A connector capable of being mounted on a circuit substrate, the connector comprising:

• a housing including a first housing base wall and a second housing base wall connected to said first housing wall and spaced therefrom, said first housing base wall being formed by a continuous planar wall extending from a first end of said housing to a second end of said housing and having an inner side and an outer, opposite side, said second housing base wall being formed by a continuous planar wall extending from the first end of said housing second end of said housing and having an inner side and an outer, opposite side, said inner side of said first housing base wall facing said inner side of said second housing base wall, a plurality of ribs extending from said each said housing base wall and spaced apart from each other such that a slot is defined between adjacent ribs, each rib extending from said respective housing base wall in a first direction such that each said slot has a first slot portion which is open to the outer side of said respective housing base wall;
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• at least one terminal positioned within each said slot and connected to said housing such that a surface area of said at least one terminal is exposed to the environment and air can flow over said surface area to dissipate heat from said at least one terminal.

A connector comprising:

• a housing including a first housing base wall and a second housing base wall connected to said first housing wall and spaced therefrom, said first housing base wall being formed by a continuous planar wall extending from a first end of said housing to a second end of said housing and having an inner side, an outer, opposite side, a top side and a bottom side, said second housing base wall being formed by a continuous planar wall extending from the first end of said housing to the second end of said housing and having an inner side, an outer, opposite side, a top side and a bottom side, said inner side of said first housing base wall facing said inner side of said second housing base wall, a plurality of first top rib portions extending from said top wall of said first housing base wall and spaced apart from each other such that a first top slot is defined between adjacent first top rib portions, said first top slot being open to the outer side of said first housing base wall, a plurality of second top rib portions extending from said top wall of said second housing base wall and spaced apart from each other such that a second top slot is defined between adjacent second top rib portions, said second top slot being open to the outer side of said second housing base wall;
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• a terminal positioned within each said slot and connected to said housing.