Patent ID: 6210232
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector for connecting a complementary connector with a printed circuit board on which the connector is mounted, comprising:an insulative body defining a plurality of contact receiving passageways;a plurality of contacts received in corresponding contact receiving passageways of the insulative body, one of the contacts consisting of a first contact member received in a contact receiving passageway of the insulative body for mating with a mating contact of the complementary connector and a second contact member retained in the insulative body for being soldered to the circuit board, said one of the contacts having a shape similar to the rest of the contacts; anda polyswitch contacting the first and second contact members for controlling a current flow between the mating contact of the complementary connector and the circuit board;wherein the polyswitch is sandwiched between the first and the second contact members, whereby the polyswitch is retentively retained in the insulative body by the first and the second contact members.