Patent ID: 6095872
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An edge card-type electrical connector for connecting a circuit card having opposed surfaces with conductive pads thereon to a circuit board having top and bottom surfaces and conductive regions on at least one of said top and bottom surfaces, at least one of said conductive regions being a through hole, said connector comprising:a dielectric housing having a longitudinal slot for receiving said circuit card therein and a plurality of terminal receiving cavities extending perpendicularly to and intersecting said slot;a conductive signal terminal in one of said terminal receiving cavities, said signal terminal having a body portion, a contact arm extending from said body portion for contacting one of said conductive pads of said circuit card, a retention portion for retaining said terminal in said cavity, and a board contact extending from said body portion to said conductive region of said circuit board; anda conductive reference terminal in another of said terminal receiving cavities, said reference terminal having a body portion, a contact arm extending from said body portion for contacting one of said conductive pads of said circuit card, a retention portion for retaining said terminal in said cavity, and a board contact extending from said body portion to said conductive region of said circuit board;wherein one of said board contacts of one of said terminals is a through hole-type tail for extending through said through hole, said tail including a full segment and a narrowed segment, said narrowed segment abutting said full segment and extending to a distal end of said tail, each segment having edges and a centerline generally perpendicular to said board, the centerline of said narrowed segment being offset from the centerline of said full segment, said segments abutting between said top and bottom surfaces of said board when said connector is mounted on said circuit board.