Patent ID: 7972146
Filing Date: 2011-07-05
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A plug-in connector for printed circuit boards, comprising: a number of contact elements, the contact elements each having two connection sides, one connection side defining a wire connection contact for connecting wires, and the other connection side defining a fork contact for making contact with connecting pads on a printed circuit board, each fork contact having a first side at which the wire connection contact connects and an opposite second side at which a stop edge is formed, and a plastic housing in which the contact elements are arranged so that the wire connection contacts are accessible from outside the housing, the housing including a first housing piece that is configured to latch to a second housing piece, wherein the wire connection contacts are in the form of wire wrap contacts, which are arranged in at least two rows, the wire wrap contacts of the different rows being arranged such that the wire wrap contacts are offset with respect to one another.