Patent ID: 6648693
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: G02B,H01R,H05K,Y10S

Abstract:
An electrical connector, comprising:a body definable with respect to mutually perpendicular first, second and third axes and having a guide member elongated along said first axis between a first end and a second end, said body having a connector block at said first end and having an upper surface and a lower surface oriented in opposed relation along said third axis, and said connector block having a camming element that, in response to a force experienced by said camming element along said first axis, redirects said force in a direction having a component along said third axis and toward said lower surface; a plurality of contacts retained in said connector block, each contact having an upper portion and a lower portion oriented generally in opposed relation along said third axis, said upper portion disposed at said upper surface of said body and resiliently deflectable in substantially the direction of said third axis, said lower portion disposed at said lower surface of said body for surface-mounting to contact pads of a printed circuit card; and a spring clip disposed at said first end of said body for engaging a portion of a mating connector, said spring clip having a resiliently deflectable lock-down portion unitarily formed with a resiliently deflectable kick-out portion, said lock-down portion spaced above said upper surface of said body and resiliently deflectable in a direction of said third axis by said portion of said mating connector, said kick-out portion resiliently deflectable in a direction of said first axis by said portion of said mating connector.