Patent ID: 6454610
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector assembly for connecting a daughter board to a mother board, comprising:a receptacle connector mounted on a mother board, comprising: a first insulative housing comprising a pair of sidewalls and a pair of end walls together defining a cavity therebetween, and a plurality of windows defined in the sidewalls in communication with the cavity; and a plurality of first contacts disposed in the cavity along the sidewalls, each first contact comprising a mating portion, and a free end and a solder portion extending from opposite ends of the mating portion; and a plug connector connected with a daughter board and matable with the receptacle connector, comprising: a second insulative housing having a plug portion for insertion into the cavity of the receptacle connector; and a plurality of second contacts being disposed on opposite sides of the plug portion for mating with the mating portions of corresponding first contacts; wherein the free ends of the first contacts extend into corresponding windows when the plug connector is mated with the receptacle connectors wherein the free ends of the first contacts and the corresponding windows are on the same level; wherein the free ends of the first contacts are able to extend outward of the sidewalls when the plug connector is filly mated with the receptacle connector; wherein the windows are defined in upper portions of the sidewalls and the number of the windows is equal to the number of the first contacts; wherein â€ƒthe mating portion of the first contact extends upwardly from the solder portion and forms an arc proximate to the free end; wherein â€ƒthe plug portion of the second housing includes a base portion and a mating end, the width of the base portion being larger an that of the mating end.