Patent ID: 6259040
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
An electrical printed circuit board comprising:a first printed circuit board portion having a metal connection region located on the surface of the first circuit board portion;a second printed circuit board portion having a slot therein;a plug contact element oriented with its longitudinal axis parallel to the surfaces of the first and second printed circuit board portions, the plug contact element having a head and a body, the head of the plug contact element positioned adjacent to the metal connection region to be soldered thereto by means of a reflow soldering process and the body of the plug contact element at least partially disposed in the slot in order for the head of the plug contact element to be positioned and secured from the moment the head of the plug contact element has been positioned adjacent to the metal connection region until the head of the plug contact element has been soldered to the metal connection region; anda groove separating the first and second printed circuit board portions, wherein the second printed board portion is mechanically separated from the first printed circuit board along the groove after the head of the plug contact element has been soldered to the metal connection region thereby releasing the body of the plug contact element from the slot.