Patent ID: 6579107
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector pin for a circuit board, the connector pin comprising:an electrically conductive rod having a first end that is adapted to extend longitudinally from an edge of a circuit board; an electrically conductive side-wise plug that is attached to said rod and that is adapted to be inserted into an electrical receptacle in a circuit board and that extends in a first direction transverse to a longitudinal axis of said first end; and a clamping pivot arm that is attached to said rod between said first end and said side-wise plug, said clamping pivot arm extending in the first direction and having a hook at an end thereof, said hook pointing toward said side-wise plug for pivotally engaging an edge of a circuit board and holding the connector pin in place on the edge of the circuit board when the connector pin is pivoted about said clamping pivot arm and said side-wise plug is inserted into a receptacle in the circuit board.