Patent ID: 6183315
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A vertically extending electrical connector comprising:an insulative housing defining a plurality of passageways for receiving a corresponding number of cantilever contacts therein;two cavities formed by two sides of a center wall which extends upward from a bottom portion of the housing wherein the center wall has a shielding end extending beyond a peripheral wall of the housing;each of said cantilever contacts including a main body abutting against the center wall and exposed to one of said cavities and a curved distal end extending from the main body beyond the peripheral wall of the housing and engaging with the shielding end of the center wall for pre-loading before mating with a complementary connector; andtwo stabilization blocks inserted into the corresponding cavities, respectively, from a bottom entry thereof, to press against the corresponding main body of each cantilever contact wherein each of the cantilever contacts further includes a solder tail which is formed cross the corresponding cavity by bending after the stabilization blocks have been installed.