Patent ID: 7722387

Claim:
A board connector comprising: a plurality of contacts each having an SMT (Surface Mount Technology) terminal to be connected to a wiring pattern on a board; an insulator having a first insulator portion extending in a first direction and two second insulator portions each extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the first insulator portion having first ends in the first direction, the first insulator portion having a bottom surface, each of the second insulator portions having a second end, the second insulator portions extending from the first ends to the second ends, respectively, the second ends being positioned on an imaginary straight line, the first insulator portion, the second insulator portions and the imaginary straight line defining a predetermined area as seen from below the board connector, the first insulator portion holding the plurality of contacts so that the SMT terminal of each contact in the board connector for connection to the wiring pattern on the board is positioned only in the predetermined area and no portion of the SMT terminal is positioned outside the predetermined area; and a shell covering, at least in part, the insulator.