Patent ID: 6719594
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: G06K,H01R

Abstract:
A board-mountable electrical connector comprising:a housing which holds a plurality of contacts in a row, each of the contacts including a supporting part that is fixed to the housing, a connecting part disposed at one end of the supporting part for connection with a circuit board, and a contact part disposed at an opposite end of the supporting part for electrical contact with a mating body, the contact part extending from the supporting part with successive portions including, first, a downward-facing projection adjacent to the supporting part, a projecting shape extending upward to an apex and then downward to a bent part at a forward end of the contact part, and an arm part extending upwardly and rearwardly from the bent part, wherein the arm part includes a pair of contact projections which are configured to engage the mating body, and the contact projections are disposed rearwardly of the apex of the projecting part.