Electrical connectors – With insulation other than conductor sheath – Metallic connector or contact secured to insulation
Patent
1998-10-21
2000-08-01
Nguyen, Khiem
Electrical connectors
With insulation other than conductor sheath
Metallic connector or contact secured to insulation
H01R 1340
Patent
active
060958723
ABSTRACT:
Provided is an electrical connector for connecting a first electrical component to a circuit member having generally oppositely facing mating and remote surfaces and conductive regions on at least one of the mating and remote surfaces, at least one of the conductive regions being a through hole. The connector includes a dielectric housing having a receiving area for receiving the first electrical component therein and a plurality of terminal receiving cavities extending generally perpendicularly to at least one of the surfaces. The connector further includes a terminal in one of the terminal receiving cavities. The terminal has a body portion, a contact arm extending from the body portion for electrically contacting the first electrical component, a retention portion for retaining the terminal in the cavity, and a board contact extending from the body portion to the through hole. The board contact is a through hole-type tail for extending through the through hole. The tail includes a full segment and an abutting narrowed segment, each segment having edges and a centerline generally perpendicular to the mating surface, the centerline of the narrowed segment being offset from the centerline of the full segment. A transition between the abutting segments is positioned between the mating and remote surfaces of the circuit member when the connector is mounted to the circuit member.
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Lang Harold Keith
Panella Augusto P.
Triner Irvin R.
Walse Alan S.
Cohen Charles S.
Duverne J. F.
Molex Incorporated
Nguyen Khiem
Zeitler Robert J.
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