Patent ID: 6206706
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
An electrical connector for mounting to a circuit board, comprising:an insulative housing having an elongate body defining an engaging slot, a plurality of passageways exposed to the engaging slot, and a spacing recess opposite the engaging slot and proximate [a] the circuit board; anda plurality of terminals received in corresponding passageways, each terminal comprising a contacting portion formed at a free end thereof and extending into the engaging slot for electrically contacting a mating connector, a soldering portion formed on an opposite end thereof and extending through the spacing recess for being soldered to a solder pad of the circuit board, an obstruction portion positioned in the spacing recess above the soldering portion for preventing solder flux from flowing upward thereto, and a pair of fixing sections between the contacting portion and the soldering portion, each fixing section being distanced from each other for balancing and enhancing the strength of the terminal thereby minimizing deformation of the terminal when inserting the terminal into the housing, each terminal further comprising a fitting portion offset from the fixing sections, said fitting portion engaging with the insulative housing and securing the soldering portion.