Patent ID: 6048232
Filing Date: 2000-04-11
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector comprising:an insulative housing and at least one contact detachably received in the housing, the at least one contact being formed with at least one curved concave portion at an intermediate portion thereof;the insulative housing comprising a bottom, two side walls projecting upward from the bottom, and a slot defined between the bottom and the two side walls for receiving a complementary connector;at least one aperture being defined in the bottom of the insulative housing bound by at least two opposite inner walls and at least one protrusion projecting laterally from an intermediate portion of at least one of the at least two inner walls;wherein the at least one curved concave portion of the at least one contact slidably engages with the at least one protrusion of the at least one of the at least two inner walls of the housing;wherein the at least one contact comprises a contacting portion for electrically contacting with a corresponding contact of the complementary connector received in the slot, an engaging portion including the at least one curved concave portion and being detachably received in the at least one aperture of the bottom of the housing, and a soldering portion extending from the engaging portion for being soldered to an external printed circuit board; andwherein the engaging portion of the at least one contact is formed with an upper portion, an intermediate portion which is formed with the at least one curved concave portion, and a lower portion, and wherein the intermediate portion is narrower than the upper portion and the lower portion.