Patent ID: 7011548
Filing Date: 2006-03-14
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A side-entry board mounted blade-receiving electrical connector, comprising: a dielectric housing having a bottom wall parallel to and above the board upon which the electrical connector is mounted and a blade-receiving receptacle at a side of the housing; and at least one conductive terminal mounted in the housing and including a contact section exposed within the receptacle for electrically engaging a terminal blade of a complementary mating connecting device inserted into the receptacle in a direction generally parallel to a printed circuit board, a mounting section exposed exteriorly of the housing below the bottom wall thereof for mounting the connector on the printed circuit board, and a flex section joining the mounting section to the contact section and performing a dual function of (a) spacing the bottom wall of the housing above the printed circuit board and (b) providing a yielding flexibility between the connector and the board.