Patent ID: 6280260
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector, comprising:(a) a contact element support including a first surface comprising ribs including walls which define spaces therebetween and a second surface opposite said first surface and comprising recesses; and(b) a plurality of electrically conductive contact elements, each of said contact elements includinga strip including claws adapted to cooperate with said walls defining said spaces, anda mounting portion connected to said strip and adapted to cooperate with said recesses provided in said second surface;wherein said contact element support comprises a mounting part and an abutment part, both parts being formed as a single piece from plastic material,wherein said abutment part comprises projections at an end thereof projecting away from said mounting part, said projections being located in the extension of said rib extension portions and being formed by them;wherein said projections define recesses adapted to receive and hold the mounting portion.