Patent ID: 7802999
Filing Date: 2010-09-28
Classification: H01M,H01R,H05K,Y02E,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing that defines an electrical contact passageway and an exterior surface adjacent to the electrical contact passageway; an electrical contact on the insulative housing, wherein the electrical contact comprises a free end and the electrical contact is inserted into the electrical contact passageway of the insulative housing; and a solder ball fused onto the free end of the electrical contact, wherein the electrical contact passageway defines an opening in the exterior surface of the insulative housing, the electrical contact is carried on the insulative housing by an interference fit between a retention portion of the electrical contact and the insulative housing, the solder ball does not extend into the electrical contact passageway, the electrical contact has a portion between the free end and the retention portion that is spaced from a wall that defines the electrical contact passageway, and the free end of the electrical contact resides within the solder ball.