Patent ID: 7101200
Filing Date: 2006-09-05
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector assembly comprising: a printed circuit board defining at least one through hole therein; an electrical connector including an insulative housing with a plurality of signal contacts retained in the housing; and at least one pair of ground contacts positioned at a selected position in the housing, said at least one pair of ground contacts having two back to back overlapped tail portions extending beyond the mounting face and retained in said at least one through hole of the printed circuit board, each tail portion forming an outwardly extending arcuate portion at approximately a distal end thereof for deformable engagement with the through hole, said arcuate portions spatially opposing each other and defining therebetween a slot, the arcuate portions being insertably deformed laterally in said at least one through hole of the printed circuit board; wherein the housing defines a card receiving slot, the ground contact defines an upper contact portion laterally extending toward and into the card receiving slot, and the arcuate portion also laterally extends toward the card receiving slot similar to said upper contact portion.