Patent ID: 6793507
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A receiving connector adapted to connect a mating connector to an electrical contact on a circuit board located at a distance from an outer edge of the circuit board such that a substantially vertical surface of a board side projection on the mating connector interfaces with a substantially vertical surface of the receiving connector, the receiving connector comprising:a receiving portion configured to mate with the mating connector, the receiving portion including a latching portion configured to latch a corresponding latching portion of the mating connector; and a riser configured to be located between the receiving portion and the circuit board, wherein the riser has a thickness sufficient to provide clearance for the board side projection of the mating connector on a circuit board side, the board side projection projecting downward towards the circuit board from a bottom surface of the mating connector and having a substantially vertical surface thereof interfacing with the substantially vertical surface of the receiving connector.