Patent ID: 6139336
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: H01R,H05K,Y02P

Abstract:
An electrical connector for use in forming an electrical connection between a contact portion of an electronic component and a contact portion of a circuit substrate, the electrical connector comprising:a connector body;a plurality of electrical contacts disposed on the connector body and arranged to electrically mate with the contact portion of the electronic component;an interface member forming a mounting interface for mounting of the connector on the circuit substrate, the interface member located adjacent said connector body, having a plurality of passages therethrough, and a plurality of wells disposed on said mounting interface and in communication with said passages;a plurality of elongated conductors disposed on the connector body and arranged to form an electrical connection with the circuit substrate, each elongated conductor being in electrical communication with a corresponding one of said plurality of electrical contacts, each one of said plurality of elongated conductors having a tail end that, once engaging said connector body, is unattachedly disposed within a corresponding one of said passages of said interface member; anda plurality of solder bodies, each having a curvilinear substrate contact surface and connected on the tail end of a corresponding one of said elongated conductors so as to form an electrical connection between said elongated conductors and said contact portion of the circuit substrate.