Patent ID: 6527573
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector for connection to a planar element, the planar element having a trailing end, the trailing end being insertable into the connector, the electrical connector comprising:a core; a longitudinally extending terminal having a longitudinally extending cantilevered leading portion and a trailing portion, the trailing portion engaged to the core, the leading portion having a distal segment and a contact both disposed axially forward of the core, the distal segment disposed laterally outward from the contact, the contact engaged resiliently and electrically to the trailing end of the element; a collar aligned axially to and radially outward from the trailing end of the element, the distal segment of the leading portion engaged resiliently to and disposed laterally inward from an interior surface of the collar, wherein the engagement of the collar against the distal segment of the terminal creates normal forces that exert upon the element by the contact of the terminal; and an elongated capsule having a receptacle portion, the trailing end of the element embedded longitudinally within the receptacle portion, the contact of the terminal electrically contacting the trailing end laterally through the receptacle portion.