Patent ID: 7270575
Filing Date: 2007-09-18
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for electrically and mechanically connecting a printed circuit board to a socket, the apparatus comprising: a connector member comprising a shell and an insert disposed interiorly of said shell, wherein said insert has at least one longitudinally extending through hole; at least one electrical contact disposed interiorly through said through hole, said electrical contact comprising a tail portion adjacent the distal end of said electrical contact and wherein said tail comprises an undercut formed substantially circumferentially around said distal end of said tail; and a printed circuit board comprising at least one contact receptacle, wherein said contact receptacle comprises a resilient conductive member and a longitudinally extending conducting through hole, wherein said conducting through hole is axially aligned with said through hole in said insert, and wherein a first end of said resilient member is attached to and longitudinally extends from a front edge of said contact receptacle inwardly and rearwardly toward the longitudinal axis of said contact receptacle and wherein the other end of said resilient member engages a shoulder of said undercut on said tail.