Patent ID: 6159052
Filing Date: 2000-12-12
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector adapted to be mounted to a main circuit board for selectively connecting one of a first daughter circuit board having at least one notch defined at a first position and a second daughter circuit board having at least one notch defined at a second position to the main circuit board, the first position being different from the second position, the connector comprising:a nonconductive casing having a first face defining an elongate slot therethrough for receiving and retaining a plurality of conductive pins, each pin having one end mounted to the main circuit board, the casing having two side walls located on opposite sides of the elongate slot, two transverse slots being defined in the first face of the casing respectively corresponding to the first and the second positions, each transverse slot being defined by aligned recesses defined in the two side walls, two pairs of additional pins being received in the elongate slot and supported by the two side walls at respective locations corresponding to each of the transverse slots, the pins being spaced from each other and defining a normally open configuration; anda switch key made of nonconductive material and selectively receivable in one of the transverse slots to be selectively received in the notch of the corresponding one of the daughter circuit boards to allow the daughter circuit board to be fit into the connector so that the daughter circuit board is electrically engaged with the pins and establishes an electrical connection with the main circuit board, said switch key comprising a base section fit into the elongate slot, a conductive member being fixed to the base section of the switch key and engageable with a corresponding additional pins to electrically connect the additional pins together.