Patent ID: 6475042
Filing Date: 2002-11-05
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
An electrical connector for mounting on a PCB, comprising:an insulative housing having a top surface, a bottom surface and a plurality of passageways extending from the bottom surface to the top surface, each passageway having a downwardly facing sidestep which forms a stopping surface towards the bottom surface; a plurality of contacts fixed in the housing, each contact having a base portion, a pair of arm portions defined at opposite ends of the base portion, a tail portion extending downwardly from the base portion, and a retaining portion extending upwardly from the base portion; and wherein the retaining portions of the contacts confront the stopping surfaces whereby the retaining portions press against the sidesteps when the connector is mounted to the PCB; wherein each retaining portion of the contact is vertically aligned with corresponding tail portion; wherein the passageway has a ladder like cross-section and has a pair of recesses opposite the sidestep; wherein each arm portion has a spring contacting portion extending upwardly from an upper edge thereof and a barb portion protruding laterally from a free end thereof, the barb portion being received in a corresponding recess of the passageway; wherein the retaining portion, the base portion and the tail portion of the contact are coplanar.