Patent ID: 7467956

Claim:
A board connector reflow soldered to a circuit board to be electrically connected and secured to a circuit board, comprising: a housing having a bottom wall portion placed on said circuit board, and a rear wall portion and a side wall portion connected to the bottom wall portion, the side wall portion defining a side of the board connector, the side having a length and a centerline defined midway across the length; a terminal fitting having, at an end, a board connecting portion soldered to said circuit board, and mounted to said housing with the board connecting portion protruding from the rear wall portion of said housing; and a fixed fitting having a board securing portion soldered to said circuit board, and mounted to the side wall portion of said housing, the board securing portion extending a substantial extent of the length of said side of said board connector, wherein the fixed fitting is mounted so that the center of said board securing portion along said side wall portion is positioned on the side opposite from the rear wall portion of said housing relative to the center of gravity position of said connector and part of the board securing portion extends over the centerline of the board connector on the side opposite from the rear wall portion of the housing.