Patent ID: 7070456
Filing Date: 2006-07-04
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A battery connector comprising: an insulative housing extending lengthwise, and defined a plurality of cavities, the cavities at a specific pitch along the length of the insulative housing, and opening toward to a side, top and bottom face of the insulative housing for inserting into a complementary connector from the top and side face; a plurality of contacts positioned and retained in the corresponding cavities of the insulative housing respectively, each contact stamped by a metal piece, and comprising a flat-plate mounting base engaged with the insulative housing, a resilient section extending obliquely and upwardly from the flat-plate base, a flat-plate contacting section extending from the resilient section and parallel to the base, a curved guiding lip extending from the contacting section for guiding the complementary connector into the battery connector, and a tail section extending downwardly from the mounting base to mount to a circuit board; wherein the contacting section has another isolated curved guiding lip extending therefrom for guiding the complementary connector along another mating direction; wherein the another curved guiding lip has a tip tucked in the second portion of the cavity.