Patent ID: 6224399
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: H01R,H05K,Y02P

Abstract:
In combination:an electrical component;an electrical connection device for matingly receiving said electrical component, said electrical connection device comprisinga) a body;b) at least two elongated terminal members mated to said body, each terminal member including:i) a retaining surface for establishing an electrical contact with a circuit board, said retaining surface capable of being solder-anchored to the circuit board for fixing said terminal member on the circuit board, the retaining surfaces of the terminal members being coplanar;ii) a contact portion for engaging a mating electrical terminal member of the electrical component when the electrical component is mounted to the electrical connection device, the contact portions of the terminal members being substantially parallel with one another;c) said body maintaining the terminal members in a predetermined spatial relationship during mounting and fixing of said electrical connecting device to the circuit board, said body being removable from the terminal members once the retaining surfaces of the terminal members have been solder-anchored to the circuit board whereby, when the electrical component is mounted to said electrical connection device, a surface of the electrical component is substantially flush with the retaining surfaces of the terminal members.