Patent ID: 6926542
Filing Date: 2005-08-09
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector adapted for mounting on a printed circuit board (PCB), comprising: an insulative housing comprising a base portion and a mating portion extending forwardly from the base portion, the mating portion defining a plurality of passageways extending therethrough; a plurality of terminals arranged in a lower and an upper rows, each terminal comprising a contacting portion received in a corresponding passageway, and a soldering portion extending outwardly from the insulative housing, each pair of contacting portions in the upper and lower rows being positioned in a common plane, and associated soldering portion being not in the plane; wherein each terminal comprises a retaining portion extending rearwardly from the contacting portion, a vertically extending portion extending from the retaining portion, and a connecting portion extending between the vertically extending portion and the soldering portion; wherein the vertically extending portion of each terminal comprises a first portion and a second portion extending slantingwise and downwardly from the first portion; wherein the contacting portion, the retaining portion and the first portion are positioned in a common plane, and the soldering portion, the connecting portion and the second portion are positioned in another common plane; and wherein the terminals comprise a plurality of first terminals positioned in the upper row, and a plurality of second terminals positioned in the lower row, the soldering portion of each first terminal being perpendicular to a PCB, and the soldering portion of each second terminal being parallel to the PCB.