Patent ID: 6027371
Filing Date: 2000-02-22
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
An electrical connector connected to a printed circuit board which defines at least a board lock reception hole, the electrical connector comprising an insulative housing, a plurality of contacts received in the housing, a spacer member including a body portion projecting from a mounting surface of the housing and a neck portion projecting from a top surface of the body portion, and a board lock member extending from the neck portion of the spacer member for engaging with the board lock reception hole of the printed circuit board; whereby the neck portion of the spacer member is received in the board lock reception hole of the printed circuit board for preventing solder from flowing from a lower surface of the printed circuit board to an upper surface thereof via the board lock reception hole, wherein the top surface of the body portion of the spacer abuts against the upper surface of the printed circuit board thereby forming a space between the mounting surface of the connector and the upper surface of the printed circuit board.