Patent ID: 9172162
Filing Date: 2015-10-27
Classification: F21V,H01R

Abstract:
1. A circuit board connector comprising: a contact having a mating end and a terminating end, the mating end having a spring beam having a separable mating interface configured to be surface mounted to a contact pad of a circuit board, the terminating end being configured to be terminated to a wire; a housing holding the contact, the housing having a main body extending between a front and a rear, the housing having a mounting flange extending from the main body, the main body including a contact channel holding the contact and a wire barrel at the front configured to receive the wire, the rear of the main body being positionable on the circuit board such that the spring beam of the contact is aligned with the contact pad; and a fastener coupled to the mounting flange, the fastener used to secure the housing to a substrate independent of the circuit board.