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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 1992
Filed:
Jan. 28, 1991
Ikujiro Mitani, Tokyo, JP;
Fumio Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Hirose Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A low profile electrical connector for mounting on a printed circuit board, which includes a substantially rectangular housing (1) made from a conductive material and having a mounting leg (5) extending downwardly from a side thereof; a dielectric block (2) fitted into a bottom of the housing and having a supporting rib (6) extending upwardly from an upper surface thereof and a slot (7) extending downwardly along a side of the supporting rib; a substantially U-shaped contact element (3) made from a conductive sheet and fitted over the supporting rib, the contact element having a short leg (8) bent outwardly for making a resilient contact portion and a long leg (9) projecting downwardly from the dielectric block through the slot for making a connection portion.