Patent ID: 6729890
Filing Date: 2004-05-04
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A board-to-board connector assembly for connecting two printed circuit boards together, comprising:a first connector housing for fixing to a first one of the two printed circuit boards, the first connector housing including a base and a plurality of sidewalls disposed thereon that define a receptacle of the first connector housing, at least two of the sidewalls including a plurality of first terminal-receiving cavities, each of the first terminal-receiving cavities having a first conductive terminal disposed therein; each of the first terminals including a tail section and a flexible contact section extending from the tail section, the contact section being bent upon itself at least twice so as to define a plurality of curved portions thereon, two of said curved portions facing inwardly toward said receptacle, said two curved portions being separated by an intervening gap; a second connector housing for fixing to a second one of said two circuit boards, the second connector housing having a base with a central body portion extending outwardly therefrom to define a plug of said second connector housing that is received within said first connector housing receptacle when said first and second connector housings are mated together, said second connector housing having a plurality of second terminal-receiving cavities, each of the second terminal-receiving cavities having a second conductive terminal disposed therein; each of said second terminals including a tail section and a flexible contact section extending from the tail section, the second terminal contact section being bent upon itself to form an outwardly extending contact face that extends outwardly from said second connector housing plug, said second terminal contact section being elastically deformable inwardly of said second connector housing plug when said second connector housing plug is inserted into said first connector housing receptacle, whereby said protruding contact faces of said second terminals are received and retained within corresponding gaps of said first terminals.