Patent ID: 8083554
Filing Date: 2011-12-27
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector insert comprising: a unitary body extending between mating and loading sides, the loading side configured to engage a circuit board to mate the body with the circuit board, the mating side configured to mate with a peripheral connector to electrically couple the circuit board with the peripheral connector, the body including a cavity extending through the body from the mating side to the loading side and slots extending partially into the housing alongside the cavity from the loading side of the body toward the mating side of the body; and a contact held in the cavity of the body, the contact including a mating end protruding from the mating side of the body to engage the peripheral connector and a mounting pin protruding from the loading side of the body to engage the circuit board, the contact providing an electronic signal path between the circuit board and the peripheral connector, the contact having a flange having a flat portion that extends between opposite engagement surfaces of the flange that are curved in opposite directions, the flange and the engagement surfaces received in the slots, wherein the contacts are loaded into the cavity through the loading side and retained in the body by an interference fit between the engagement surfaces of the flanges and the body, further wherein the interference fit prevents the contact from being removed from the body through the mating side.