Patent ID: 6369336
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
A printed circuit board for electrical connection to electrical contacts of an electrical connector, comprising:a main body section having an edge for engagement with the electrical connector; conductive pads located along upper and lower surfaces of the main body section adjacent the edge for sliding electrical engagement with respective electrical contacts of the electrical connector as the electrical contacts slide therealong; through holes extending through the main body section and in electrical engagement with selected conductive pads on the upper and lower surfaces, the through holes positioned proximate the edge of the main body section and in the paths of engagement of respective electrical contacts of the electrical connector and the conductive pads, whereby as the printed circuit board is moved into engagement with the electrical contacts, any powdered substance produced by the friction of the electrical contacts against the edge of the main body section is pushed by the electrical contacts into the through holes where it is discharged.