Patent ID: 7435109
Filing Date: 2008-10-14
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A spring connector comprising: an electrically-conductive pin; an electrically-conductive tube, having the pin slidably received therein, the tube holding the pin in such a condition that at least part of the pin projects from one end of the tube in a first direction, and the other end of the tube being open; and a housing, including a hole portion which can receive the tube, and a slit exposing at least part of an outer peripheral surface of the tube to an exterior, the housing having a first wall portion opposed to the other end of the tube and formed with a projecting portion projecting in the first direction and fitting to the other end of the tube, wherein the at least part of the outer peripheral surface of the tube which is exposed from the slit is electrically connectable to a board.