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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 1991
Filed:
Sep. 28, 1989
Toshimitsu Sonobe, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiro Yamamoto, Yokohama, JP;
Thomas & Betts Corporation, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector, described for suitably connecting electronic packages to each other or an electrical package to electrical wires. In a preferred form, the connector comprises a plurality of first contacts supported by an insulative housing, the housing having opposite surfaces adjacent which exposed portions of the first contacts lie. The exposed contact portions are attached to electrically engage two respective printed circuit boards on the top and bottom of the connector. Additionally, a further set of contacts is provided, which contacts include an exposed portion adjacent one of the housing supporting surfaces and a terminal portion disposed substantially parallel to such supporting surfaces for electrical engagement to a terminated wire.