Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

Craig Li

Gordon Lok

Spencer Chen

A mating pair of low insert ion force contacts comprises a female contact device and a male contact matingly engaged with each other. The female contact device comprises a first arm and a second arm insert molded in a dielectric housing. The first arm and the second arm respectively have a first spring contact portion and a second spring contact portion extending out from a front face of the dielectric housing. The first arm has a tail portion extending out from a rear face of the dielectric housing, and the first arm and the second arm are split with each other. A male contact has a slant head connected to two oppositely protruded snaps which are connected to a slant section coplanar with the slant head. The male contact may be engaged with the female contact device by moving the slant head of the male contact into a space between the first spring contact portion and the second spring contact portion and driving the oppositely protruded snaps to respectively wipe against the first spring contact portion and the second spring contact portion.

Low insertion force mating electrical contact structure

A connector assembly comprises a straddle connector including a dielectric housing having a front face forming an island section and a rear face opposite the island section. Upper and lower rows of terminals are embedded within the housing. Each terminal includes a connecting section extending to the island section and a tail section extending beyond the rear face. A retaining slot is defined between the upper and lower rows of tail sections. A PCB having upper and lower rows of golden fingers is inserted into the retaining slot. Each golden finger of one of the upper and lower rows is coated with solder paste. A row of holes is defined in the PCB adjacent to the golden fingers. Each hole is aligned with the extension of the corresponding terminal and has a solder drop disposed therein.

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