Patent ID: 6045407
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector, for connecting a first and a second electrical component to a circuit board, each of the electrical components having a plurality of terminal connecting portions aligned along an edge of the electrical component on a top and a bottom side thereof, said connector comprising:an insulating housing, having first and second component-receiving slots at opposing first and second sides along a longitudinal direction of said housing, each of the slots for receiving the edges of one or the other of the first or second electrical components that include the terminal connecting portions thereon; andat least one terminal arrangement selected from the group consisting of:(a) a plurality of common terminals, the common terminals comprising:a first common contact portion, provided in the first component-receiving slot of the housing, which contacts a terminal connecting portion of the first electrical component,a second common contact portion, in common electrical contact with said first common contact portion, provided in said second component-receiving slot of said housing, which contacts a corresponding terminal connecting portion of the second electrical component,a leg portion, which protrudes from a lower portion of said housing, and which abuts on the circuit board and is in electrical communication with the circuit board, anda locking portion, received in a retaining groove of said housing, for securing said common terminal to said housing; and(b) a plurality of independent terminals, each of which comprises:a first independent contact portion, provided in one of said component-receiving slots, which contacts one of the terminal connecting portions of one of the electrical components,a leg portion, which abuts on the circuit board, and which is in electrical communication with the circuit board, anda locking portion, received in a retaining groove of said housing, for securing said independent terminal to said housing.