Patent ID: 6398598
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector having at least one contact (2) held in at least one contact accommodating groove (3a) formed in an insulator (3), said contact accommodating groove (3a) being defined by a bottom wall (3c) and an open top, opposite sidewalls, an end wall (3e) closing one end of said groove, an opposite end of said groove being open, said contact (2) comprising a base portion (21) press-fitted in the contact accommodating groove (3a), a contact portion (22) projecting upwardly (2a) from the contact accommodating groove (3a), and a U-shape spring portion (2b) connecting the base portion (21) and the contact portion (22), wherein:said contact accommodating groove (3a) comprises a relatively large width section (3a-1) adjacent to the end wall (3e) and a relatively small width section (3a-2) adjacent to the open end; said opposite sidewalls at the relatively small width section (3a-2) being formed with press-fit grooves (3d) adjacent to the bottom wall (3c); said base portion (21) of the contact (2) being formed with lateral projections (2c) laterally projecting from the opposite sides of the base portion (21), said lateral projections (2c) being press-fit in said press-fit grooves (3d) respectively; and said base portion (21) of the contact (2) has a slender part which extends between said U-shape spring portion (2b) and said lateral projections (2c) and have a width which is smaller than the width of the relatively small width section (3a-2) of the contact accommodating groove (3a).