Patent ID: 6126489
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
An electrical connector mountable to a surface of a printed circuit board for electrically connecting a component to said board, said electrical connector comprising:at least one contact, each of said at least one contacts comprising a substantially flat plate which includes:a conductive element engaging portion engagable with a conductive element of said component; anda tail portion connectable to said printed circuit board; anda housing for supporting each of said at least one contacts, said housing including:at least one contact receiving aperture which receives said at least one contact, each of said at least one contact receiving apertures comprising an elongated slot having a first section which receives the conductive element engaging portion of a contact, and a second section which receives the tail portion of the contact, said second section including an elongated opening in a bottom wall of said housing through which said tail portion of the contact extends to be connected to said printed circuit board; andat least one conductive element receiving aperture, each of said at least one conductive element receiving apertures intersecting with the first section of a contact receiving aperture such that a conductive element of said component received therein engages with the conductive element engaging portion of a contact received in said contact receiving aperture.