Patent ID: 6319021
Filing Date: 2001-11-20
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector for mounting to a printed circuit board, comprising:a dielectric shell defining a cavity and an opening in a front wall thereof, the opening communicating with the cavity;a conductive main body received in the cavity and defining a passage aligning with the opening, the main body further defining a plurality of passageways at lateral sides of the passage and a slit at each lateral side of the passage extending upwardly from a bottom surface thereof and communicating with the plurality of passageways;a conductive pin accommodated in the passage and engaging with the main body, a front member of the pin protruding through the opening; anda plurality of metallic terminals received in the corresponding passageways and engaging with the main body, each of the terminals having a retention portion between which the terminals are interconnected, a mating portion upwardly extending from the retention portion, and a soldering portion depending from the retention portion for inserting into the printed circuit board, the retention portions being received within a corresponding slit and mechanically and electrically connecting with the main body.