Patent ID: 6179630
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector mounted to a printed circuit board, comprising:a housing unit comprising a body portion forming a projection with a plurality of upper and lower passageways defined therethrough, and a frame defining a receiving opening for receiving the projection;a contact unit including a plurality of upper and lower contacts respectively received in the upper and lower passageways of the housing unit, each of the upper contact and the lower contact having a bent portion offset in reversed directions and a mounting tail arranged on a same plane for facilitating a soldering process; anda pair of boardlocks being in opposite sides of the frame for securing the frame to the printed circuit board;wherein the frame forms a pair of cutouts in opposite ends thereof each for receiving a portion of the respective boardlock therein;wherein the upper and the lower contacts each have a mating portion and a terminating portion extending from the mating portion, and wherein the bent portion of each contact is formed on the terminating portion;wherein the mating portion of each contact forms a shoulder proximate the terminating portion for facilitating insertion of the mating portions into the corresponding passageways;wherein a thickness of the mating portion is larger than a thickness of the terminating portion;wherein the mounting tail of each contact forms a chamfer at an end thereof for enhancing soldering connection to the printed circuit board thereof.