Patent ID: 6592382
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: H01R,H05K,Y10S

Abstract:
A connector device for insertion into a circuit board hole comprising:a contact member that has a first elongated portion that is elongated along a first axis, said first elongated portion having a first pin end for insertion along said first axis into said circuit board hole, and said first elongated portion having a first distal portion spaced along said first axis from said first pin end; said first pin end being resiliently compressible in a direction perpendicular to said axis to enable it to be forced into the circuit board hole; said first distal portion has a slot lying on said first axis, said slot having an open outer slot end that is open in a direction away from said first pin end, and said slot has a slot inner end forming a push surface that is substantially normal to said first axis so a force applied along said first axis to said push surface will push the first pin end into a circuit board hole while minimizing the risk of column-type collapse of the first elongated portion; said push surface is exposed, so a tool can be inserted into the slot to push directly against the push surface, and the tool then can be removed along the axis.