Patent ID: 6022226
Filing Date: 2000-02-08
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical receptacle mountable on a substrate and positionable within an aperture formed in the substrate comprising:an electrically conductive element having a conductive member with an exterior surface and at least one deformable electrical lead extending from the conductive member with the deformable electrical lead having first and second portions with the first portion extending outward from the conductive member and the second portion being approximately perpendicular to the first portion and adjacent to and approximately parallel with the conductive member; anda body of electrically insulating material encapsulating the conductive member about the exterior surface thereof with the body of electrically insulating material having an exterior surface on which is formed support ribs and alignment ribs with the support ribs providing initial support for the electrical receptacle over the aperture on the substrate and the alignment ribs providing positioning alignment of the electrical receptacle within the aperture of the substrate.