Patent ID: 6050853
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
A circuit board connector for effecting a connection between circuits on a circuit board and a predetermined electronic component, comprising:an insulative connector housing;a plurality of conductive terminals supported on a support surface of the connector housing, the terminals having contact portions and tail portions, the terminal contact portions being supported on said connector housing support surface and the terminal tail portions extending out of said connector housing in position for attachment to the circuit board;the connector having a receptacle for receiving a mating portion of an opposing connector therein, said connector housing support surface and said terminal contact portions being disposed within the receptacle;an exterior shell partially enclosing said connector housing, the exterior shell having top and bottom walls and a pair of opposing sidewalls, the top, bottom and sidewalls at least partially defining said receptacle;said connector further including means for mounting said connector to said circuit board so as to position said connector receptacle at a predetermined oblique, upward angle with respect to an upper surface of said circuit board;said connector mounting means including first and second pairs of mounting legs for engaging said circuit board, the first and second pairs of mounting legs being formed from said exterior shell, said first and second pairs of mounting legs having different heights to thereby orient said connector inlet opening at said predetermined oblique upward angle.