Patent ID: 6159040
Filing Date: 2000-12-12
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A stacked electrical connector assembly for interconnecting a mating electrical connector with a circuit board, comprising:a bracket defining a receiving slot;a connector housing received in the receiving slot, the connector housing defining a row of passageways therethrough;a first row of contacts received in one subset of the passageways of the connector housing, each of the first row of contacts having a strain portion and a tail portion; anda contact module received in the other subset of the passageways of the connector housing, the contact module consisting of a second row of contacts and an insulator, each of the second row of contacts having a strain portion and a tail portion, the insulator being insert molded adjacent to the strain portions of the second row of contacts for preventing an upward movement of the strain portions of the first row and the second row of contacts away from the circuit board during insertion of the tail portions of the first row and the second row of contacts into corresponding receiving holes of the circuit board;wherein the insulator is formed as a strip and comprises a plurality of staggered positioning holes and positioning recesses;wherein the second row of contacts are received in the positioning holes of the insulator, and the first row of contacts abut against inner surfaces of the positioning recesses of the insulator;wherein the staggered positioning holes and positioning recesses of the insulator are arranged in one row.