Patent ID: 6293826
Filing Date: 2001-09-25
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector mounting on a printed circuit board for mating with a complementary connector, comprising:a dielectric housing including a base, a mating board projecting upwardly from the base for engaging with the complementary connector, and a pair of sidewalls adjoining lateral sides of the base;a plurality of terminals having mating ends arranged along opposite sides of the mating board for electrically engaging with contacts of the complementary connector, and soldering tails extending outwardly beyond the sidewalls for soldering to the printed circuit board;a pair of metal,walls secured between the base and the sidewalls and projecting upwardly from the base, each wall having a plurality of slits in the portion of the wall embedded within the housing; anda pair of soldering pads located at opposite ends of the base for soldering the connector to the printed circuit board.