Patent ID: 7758357
Filing Date: 2010-07-20
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector to be mounted on a PCB comprising: a front housing defining a front surface, an opposite back surface and a plurality of passageways extending from said back surface to said front surface, the passageways arranged in rows and columns; a plurality of stacked wafers each comprising a lead frame and a plurality of conductive contacts molded in the lead frame, each of the contacts comprising a fastening portion molded in the lead frame, a mating portion extending from the fastening portion for mating with a complementary mating connector and a terminal portion extending from the fastening portion to be mounted in said PCB, said plurality of conductive contacts being arranged coplanarly; wherein the mating portions of the contacts of a wafer are respectively inserted into a row of passageways; wherein adjacent rows of passageways are arranged with an offset, and corresponding adjacent wafers are arranged with the contacts of adjacent wafers aligned in a direction perpendicular to said coplanar surface; wherein each of the wafers has a same configuration.