Patent ID: 6478637
Filing Date: 2002-11-12
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
A contact for a socket connector, comprising:a base having a body section adapted for being secured in a socket connector housing, the body section defining a rectangular window dividing the body section into an upper portion and a lower portion, an engaging portion extending outwardly obliquely from a lower edge of the upper portion; and a pair of arm sections extending upwardly from opposite lateral sides of the body section in a direction opposite to the engaging portion, the arm sections having a pair of respective planar clamps at upper ends thereof and a pair of respective palms extending from the planar clamps and away from each other; wherein the palms of the arm sections extend beyond the lower portion of the body section of the base; wherein the base comprises a linking section extending downwardly from a bottom edge of the body section; wherein the base comprises a soldering section extending perpendicularly from a bottom edge of the linking section opposite to the engaging portion.