Patent ID: 7833024
Filing Date: 2010-11-16
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A board to board connector adapted to be mated with a second connector, comprising: an elongated insulative housing, the elongated insulative housing including an elongated recess extending parallel to a longitudinal axis of the elongated insulative housing and with a plurality of terminal receiving cavities spaced therealong, each terminal receiving cavity including a terminal retention wall with a reference surface on one side thereof and a terminal alignment opening extending from the terminal receiving cavity; a plurality of conductive terminals, each conductive terminal being disposed in one of the terminal receiving cavities and including a U-shaped retention portion, an L-shaped resilient contact portion extending from the U-shaped retention portion and having a contact projection thereon and a tail portion for interconnection to a circuit member, the U-shaped retention portion including first and second spaced apart legs, a connecting portion therebetween and a terminal alignment projection adjacent the tail portion, the U-shaped retention portion being dimensioned to securely receive the terminal retention wall between the spaced apart legs, the first leg being positioned along and engaging the reference surface in order to accurately position the conductive terminal within one of the terminal receiving cavities and the terminal alignment projection extending from the U-shaped retention portion and projecting into the terminal alignment opening to further position and secure one of the conductive terminal within the terminal receiving cavities.