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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 1992
Filed:
May. 24, 1991
Barbara A Adams, Harrisburg, PA (US);
William H Allman, Millersburg, PA (US);
Troy E Conner, York, PA (US);
Donald L Forker, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Edward J Knittle, Jr, York, PA (US);
Douglas R Sarver, Millerstown, PA (US);
AMP Incorporated, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector includes a housing and an array of terminal members having posts extending from the housing and adapted for insertion into through-holes of a circuit board. At least one board retention means is formed on at least one of the posts and is axially located a selected distance from the lower surface of the housing to be within a corresponding through-hole after insertion. The retention means is a swage defining wall engaging surfaces for engaging sidewalls of a respective through-holes during mounting of the connector to board. The swage is formed such that the far side of the post remains coplanar with the axially adjacent surfaces and a swage embossment extends laterally outwardly from at least the second side, the embossment being formed by the work end of a tool striking the third side at an angle. In the preferred embodiment, there are at least two swaged posts with embossment of the first terminal extending outwardly in a first direction and the embossment of the second post extending in a second opposing direction. The retention means of the first and second posts engage wall surface within respective through-holes with spring bias applied in opposite directions thereby defining means for temporarily securing the connector to the board prior to soldering.