Surface mount connector with clip engaging contacts
US5188534A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 19, 1992 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/2442
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A surface mount electrical connector includes an insulating housing having a through receptacle, the housing being mountable to a printed circuit board. A spring contact is mounted in the receptacle of the housing and includes a contact pad at one end exposed at the bottom of the housing for surface engaging a circuit trace on the printed circuit board. A contact cusp is formed from the opposite end of the spring contact and projects from the top of the housing for engagement by a complementary contact component. A mounting post is provided intermediate the ends of the spring contact for fixing in a mounting aperture in the housing. The spring contact is a planar stamped metal component disposed in the housing with the plane of the contact generally transverse to the top and bottom of the housing. The contact cusp is preloaded within the housing.
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