Patent ID: 6558171
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A printed board connector capable of being mounted in a printed circuit board, said printed board connector comprising:a housing; and a contact arranged in said housing, said contact including a pair of forks opposing each other, a terminal capable of being soldered to said printed circuit board, and a spacer connecting said terminal and said pair of forks together, said spacer providing a predetermined distance between said terminal and said pair of forks to prevent mounting material from rising to said forks; wherein said spacer includes a base portion connected to said pair of forks; a first intermediate portion extending substantially in parallel with said forks from an end of said base portion, said end being opposite said forks; a turn-up portion connected to said first intermediate portion; and a second intermediate portion connecting said turn-up portion and said terminal together, said second intermediate portion being farther from said pair of forks than said first intermediate portion.