Patent ID: 6379197
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A terminal connector comprising:an circuit board; said circuit board having a first and a second face; a through hole formed between said second face and said first face; an edge of said through hole integrally forming a step in said circuit board parallel to said second face; a terminal plate insertable into said through hole from said second face of said circuit board; at least said step and at least one insertion slot aligning said terminal plate with said circuit board during an insertion of said terminal plate from said second face; said terminal plate fixed to said second face; a terminal having a threaded screw portion threadably engageable in a screw hole in said terminal plate; and means for preventing said terminal from separating from said circuit board when said screw portion of said terminal and said screw hole in said terminal plate a not in threaded engagement.