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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 06, 1994
David J Fabian, Mount Joy, PA (US);
Timothy L Kocher, Camp Hill, PA (US);
Shane D Northcraft, New Cumberland, PA (US);
Douglas R Sarver, Millerstown, PA (US);
Mark R Thumma, Oberlin, PA (US);
The Whitaker Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A surface mountable electrical connector 10 for use with a circuit board 70 of the type having one or more rows 74,82 of closely spaced trace termini 76,84 on the mounting surface 72 of the board 70, the connector 10 including a housing 12 having one or more rows of closely spaced electrical terminal members 30,46 therein. The terminal members 30,46 include elongate arm portions 36,52 extending from the housing 12 to surface mount contact sections 38,54 at free ends thereof. Each terminal associated with an outer row 74 of circuit board termini 76 includes a portion immediately adjacent and inwardly from the contact section 38, which is abruptly directed away from the mounting surface 72 to minimize wicking of solder to a nearby inner row termini 84. Some terminal members 46 include a registration portion 56 proximate free ends thereof and directed upwardly away from the mounting surface 72 of the board 70, to be received in an associated recess 20 extending into the mounting face 18 of the housing 12, thereby maintaining the registration of the elongate arms 52 and the accurate spacing of the surface mount contact sections 54 during handling and mounting.