Patent ID: 6558202
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
An electrical connector for receiving a mating electrical connector of the type having a plurality of spaced apart terminals, the electrical connector comprising:a housing; a substratum disposed in said housing and defining a surface; a plurality of spaced apart terminal contacts disposed on said surface of said substratum and terminating in a plurality of solder-tails, said terminal contacts corresponding in number to the plurality of terminals of the mating electrical connector, each of said terminal contacts having a contact surface that is raised from said substratum surface to define an elevated area wherein said contact surface extends the entire width of said elevated area; and a channel formed in said substratum surface adjacent each of said terminal contacts wherein said channels extend the length of said terminal contacts, each said channel is substantially V-shaped and has a depth greater than one-half of the thickness of said terminal contacts relative to said contact surface.