Patent ID: 7878854
Filing Date: 2011-02-01
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector for mounting on a circuit board having first and second vias, the electrical connector comprising: a housing having a mounting face for mounting along the circuit board, the housing comprising a plurality of individual contact modules; and first and second terminals held by at least one of the contact modules of the housing, the first and second terminals comprising respective first and second mounting contacts extending outward from the mounting face of the housing, the first and second mounting contacts being configured to be received within the first and second vias, respectively, of the circuit board, wherein the first and second mounting contacts extend different first and second lengths, respectively, from the mounting face of the housing, the housing holding a third terminal that comprises a third mounting contact extending outward from the mounting face of the housing, the third mounting contact extending a third length from the mounting face of the housing, the third length being different than the first and second lengths.