Patent ID: 6764357
Filing Date: 2004-07-20
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A contact strip stamped from sheet metal for use with an insulative housing of an electrical connector coupling to a complementary connector and mounted on a printed circuit board, comprising:a carrier; a plurality of juxtaposed contacts connected to the carrier, respectively, each of the contacts including a retention portion adapted to be secured to the housing, a tail portion located below the retention portion and adapted to be mounted to the printed circuit board, a mating portion located above the retention portion and adapted to be engaged with another terminals of said complementary connector, a head portion located above the mating portion and adapted to be engaged with the housing for preloading; the carrier connected to the head portions of the contacts, wherein said tail portion includes a gripping section configured to be adapted to be engaged with a tool for pulling the contact in an assembling direction during assembling the contact into the housing; wherein said gripping section is configured to be adapted to be optionally removed from the contact after assembled, without jeopardizing mounting function of the tail portion.