Patent ID: 6174171
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
An electrical connector comprising:an insulative body having two opposite side walls defining an interior space therebetween for receiving terminal pins therein, a connection surface being formed along top portions of the side walls; anda pick-and-place plate having a flat first surface adapted to be engaged and held by an external holding device and an opposite second surface releasably attached to the connection surface of the insulative body; andthe improvements comprising at least one recess defined in the connection surface of the insulative body and extending completely through the connection surface in a direction transversing a lengthwise direction of the side walls, the pick-and-place plate forming a projection on the second surface thereof corresponding to the recess of the insulative body, each projection being dimensioned to be force fitted in the corresponding recess the pick-and-place plate being attached to the insulative body essentially by a fitting force between the projection and the body.