Patent ID: 9287640
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. A connector comprising: a connector housing; a plurality of conductive terminals, each terminal being supported by the connector housing, each terminal including a terminal mating portion disposed at one end thereof for mating to a terminal of an opposing connector, a terminal mounting portion disposed at an opposite end thereof for insertion into a hole disposed in a circuit board, and a terminal body portion interconnecting the terminal mating and terminal mounting portions together, at least one of the terminal mounting portions including a compliant pin, each compliant pin including: a pin base portion, a pin tip portion, the pin tip portion being interconnected to the pin base portion by a pin body portion, and a pin opening, the pin opening being disposed in the pin body portion, the pin opening having a top end and a bottom end and extending lengthwise within the pin body portion such that the top end is situated beneath a top surface of the circuit board when the connector is mounted to the circuit board; and a plurality of standoff portions, each standoff portion flanking one compliant pin and extending in the same direction as the compliant pin, each standoff portion including a bottom edge that defines an interface extending along a lower edge of the housing for contacting the circuit board, and the pin opening top end being disposed beneath the interface when mounted to the circuit board.