Patent ID: 6893300
Filing Date: 2005-05-17
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector assembly for electrical interconnection, the assembly comprising: a printed circuit board; a male insert having a contact head and a strain relief tail, the strain relief tail being attached to the printed circuit board and arcuately extending to the head for strain relief on the male insert, the head having an outer contact wall and an inner wall; a female socket for receiving the male insert, the female socket having receiving members, the receiving members extending from a base of the female socket to corresponding ends being biasingly spaced apart to define an opening through which the male insert is disposed for electrical contact with the female socket, the receiving members having an inside contact surface and an outside surface, the inside contact surface being configured to complement the outer contact wall of the male insert for electrical engagement when the male insert is disposed through the opening; and a connector housing to which the base of the female socket is attached.