Patent ID: 6319022
Filing Date: 2001-11-20
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector, comprising:a dielectric elongate housing defining upper and lower faces;a plurality of discrete mating portions spaced along said upper face of said housing, each mating portion including a plurality of passageways extending between said upper and lower faces;a plurality of terminals received in said passageways, each terminal including a mating section accessible in said mating portion, and a tail portion extending beyond said lower face of said housing; andwarpage detention means formed on said housing, including a standoff integrally formed on said lower face of said housing, and locking devices extending downwardly from opposite ends of said housing;wherein said locking devices are a pair of boardlocks extending from opposite ends of said housing;wherein said standoff includes a supporting block and a wing extending opposite to said supporting block;wherein said standoff further includes guiding posts extending downwardly from said supporting block and a pad of said wing;wherein a plurality of recesses defined in said lower face of said housing thereby decrease warpage along said elongate housing;wherein said standoff is located in a center of the warpage detention means along said elongate housing;wherein a height of said standoff is shorter than a height of said tails of said terminals measured from said lower face of said housing.