Patent ID: 6290544
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector assembly with an adapter for increasing an overall height of the connector above a printed circuit board comprising:a connector body defining a plurality of passageways therein;a plurality of terminals being received in corresponding passageways of the connector body, each terminal having an engaging portion received in the connector body and a contacting portion extending beyond a bottom surface of the connector body; andan adapter consisting of:a base secured below the connector body, the base defining a plurality of receiving holes; anda plurality of connecting contacts secured in corresponding receiving holes of the adapter, each connecting contact having a main body to be received in the corresponding receiving hole of the base, a tail portion adapted to be connected to the printed circuit board, a first portion extending upwardly from the main body and having a first barb for latching to the contacting portion of the corresponding terminal;wherein a second portion also extends upwardly from the main body and is spaced from the first portion and has a second barb for contacting the corresponding contacting portion of the terminal;wherein the contacting portion of the terminal defines a notch in one edge thereof for securely engaging with the first barb of the first portion;wherein the second portion of each connecting contact is offset from the first portion for securing and contacting with the contacting portion of the corresponding terminal;wherein the base defines a pair of locking portions in opposite lateral faces thereof, the connector body forms a pair of locking elements at lateral edges of the bottom surface thereof to be received in the locking portions;wherein the locking portions comprise a recess and a locking block extending into an upper portion of the recess, the locking elements comprise a locking arm and a locking tip, whereby when the connector is mated on the base, each locking arm is received in a corresponding recess and engages with a corresponding block by having the locking tip of the locking arm abut against a bottom face of the block.