Patent ID: 6454575
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A power plug connector for being mounted on a printed circuit board, comprising:an insulative housing defining a receiving cavity in a mating face thereof, a plurality of passageways upwardly extending from a mounting face thereof, and a plurality of upwardly extending recesses each communicating with a corresponding passageway; and a plurality of contacts inserted into the housing from the mounting face, each contact including a mating portion extending into the receiving cavity, a mounting portion extending in a direction perpendicular to the mating portion and received in a corresponding passageway, an intermediate portion connecting the mating portion with the mounting portion, and a retention portion upwardly extending from the mounting portion and received in a corresponding recess, the retention portion having a plurality of barbs thereon for retaining the contact in the housing; wherein the intermediate portion is received in a corresponding passageway and is downwardly exposed; wherein the mounting portion of the contact projects beyond the mounting face of the housing in a vertical direction adapted for connection with the printed circuit board; wherein the housing has a pair of positioning pins extending downwardly from the mounting face thereof adapted for being received in corresponding positioning holes of the printed circuit board; wherein the housing comprises a pair of side arms, each side arm defining a chamber for receiving a nut therein and a pair of vertically aligned apertures each in communication with the chamber; wherein the retention portion of the contact has a smaller width than the mounting portion.