Patent ID: 6142788
Filing Date: 2000-11-07
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector connecting a cable to a printed circuit board, said connector comprising:a connector body, comprising:a first end and a second end, said connector body having a hole through said connector body along a substantially straight line formed between said first and second ends, said first end receiving a cable; anda holding unit protruding from a surface of said connector body at a location on said connector body adjacent to said first end of said connector body, said holding unit engaging a groove located on a socket attached to the cable thereby stably securing said connector body to the cable;an electrically conductive pin being disposed partly within the hole of said connector body, said pin being substantially straight, said pin comprising:a first pin end having a first plurality of radial cuts dividing said first pin end into a first plurality of portions, said first plurality of portions being bent outwardly from longitudinal axis of said pin, said first pin end elastically contacting a conductor of the cable, said first pin end receiving an electrical signal from the conductor of the cable; anda second pin end having a second plurality of radial cuts dividing said second pin end into a second plurality of portions, said second plurality of portions being bent inwardly toward longitudinal axis of said pin, said second pin end elastically contacting said printed circuit board and conveying to a printed circuit board said signal received from the cable;an attachment unit secured to said connector body attaching said connector body to said printed circuit board.