Patent ID: 6293806
Filing Date: 2001-09-25
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector for electrically interconnecting a daughter board and a circuit board having contact pads thereon, comprising:an insulative housing, comprising a top face, a bottom face opposite the top face, and a plurality of receiving holes extending through the housing between the top and bottom faces;a plurality of terminals each comprising at least a mounting beam received into a corresponding receiving hole, a base portion extending from an end of the mounting beam and supported by the housing, a support portion extending from an opposite end of the mounting beam and supported by the housing and an arcuate contact beam for electrically connecting with a corresponding contact pad of the daughter board, said contact beam extending from the base portion and having a free end located on the support portion;wherein the mounting beam is generally U-shaped, comprising a pair of vertical portions and a horizontal portion between the two vertical portions, said horizontal portion comprising a bottom portion for electrically connecting with the circuit board, an upper end of a vertical portion connecting with the base portion and an upper end of the other vertical portion connecting with the support portion;wherein a number of receiving areas are provided in the top face of the housing recessed from the top face, the receiving holes are located in the receiving areas, and the base portions and the support portions of the terminals are received in the receiving areas;wherein the housing defines a plurality of slots each adjacent to a receiving hole and located in a recessed receiving area, and each terminal comprises an interfering portion perpendicularly and downwardly extending from the base portion and the interfering portion forms a pair of bars projecting from opposite sides of the interfering portion, and the interfering portion can be inserted into the slot and interferentially held within the housing by the bars.