Patent ID: 6200161
Filing Date: 2001-03-13
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector assembly having an upper connector positioned above a plurality of connector positions along a lower row in a stacked configuration, comprising:said upper connector, and a lower subassembly beneath said upper connector defining said plurality of connector positions, all defining a stacked assembly;said lower subassembly having an insulative frame providing cavities within which are disposed respective lower connectors therebeneath for connection to a circuit board, and said upper connector being affixed to said insulative frame; andan insulative member secured along a rear face of said insulative frame providing engagement with leg portions of contacts of said upper connector for spacing and alignment thereof for connection to circuits of said circuit board, said insulative member further including embossments projecting upwardly to be received into corresponding apertures of said insulative frame to secure said insulative member thereto, and said insulative member including vertical channels along a front face thereof that cooperate with complementarily shaped rear ends of side walls of said cavities of maid insulative frame to hold a bottom portion of said insulative member against a bottom portion of said insulative frame.