Patent ID: 6264474
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A combination of a circuit board which has upper and lower faces each lying in a horizontal plane and a plurality of holes extending between said faces, and a connector which includes a housing and a plurality of contact elements, where each of said contact elements has a rigid rear portion projecting in a forward direction from said housing and has a rigid front portion projecting downwardly into one of said circuit board holes from a front end of said rear portion, wherein:said housing has laterally opposite housing sides, with said contact elements lying between said housing sides; and includinga pair of travel limiting elements that are each laterally spaced from said contact elements, with each travel limiting element extending forwardly from one of said housing sides and lying against said circuit board upper face to prevent tilt of said contact elements with respect to said circuit board, with said housing being devoid of any part lying directly under said circuit board lower face, to thereby allow said contacts to be inserted downwardly through said holes while said travel limiting elements move downward against said circuit board upper face;said circuit board has an edge and has a slot in said edge, with said housing lying in said slot, as seen in a plan view that is normal to said circuit board upper face and as seen in an edge view of said circuit board, and with parts of said contact element rear portions which lie over said circuit board lying forward of said housing and being exposed at their bottoms so said parts can lie closely over said circuit board.