Patent ID: 9698546
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. A blind-mate connector for use with a printed circuit board, comprising: a barrel having a front end and a back end; a base at the back end of the barrel, the base having a front end and back end; a first sidewall extending rearwardly from the back end of the base on a first side, and having a front end at the back end of the base, a back end, and a first alignment notch, the first alignment notch extending only partially from the back end of the first sidewall toward the base, the first alignment notch being configured to mate with a first slot on the printed circuit board; a second sidewall extending rearwardly from the back end of the base on a second side, and having a front end at the back end of the base, a back end, and a second alignment notch, the second alignment notch extending only partially from the back end of the second sidewall toward the base, the second alignment notch being configured to mate with a second slot on the printed circuit board; an insulator mounted in the base; and a center conductor extending from near the front end of the barrel, through the insulator, and extending beyond the back end of the base, the center conductor being held by the insulator; wherein the first alignment notch and the second alignment notch accurately position the blind-mate connector on the printed circuit board.