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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 17, 1997
Robert G McHugh, Evergreen, CO (US);
Yu Ming Ho, Taipei Hsien, TW;
Foxconn International, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A connector apparatus for electrically connecting printed circuit boards together includes a male and a female connector. The male connector includes a connector body (1). The body (1) has a central connecting block (11) on the bottom. The external surface of the bottom of the body provides a number of contact terminal holes (15). A number of double-L-shaped contact terminals (2) each having a bent contact portion (23) is installed inside a corresponding one of the contact terminal containing spaces (16). The soldering end (22) extends out of the corresponding one of the contact terminal holes (15) in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the body. The female connector includes a connector body (3) with a number of parallel contact terminal containing spaces (32) extending in a direction perpendicular both to the longitudinal axis and the bottom of the body. The external surface of the bottom has a number of contact terminal holes (35) each connected to and aligned with a corresponding one of the contact terminal containing spaces (32). A number of L-shaped contact terminals (4) each having a slightly inclined contact receiving end is installed inside a corresponding one of the contact terminal containing spaces (32). One-way latching protrusions (41) are formed on the center section of the contact terminal (4) for latching into the stopping planes. A soldering end (42) extends out of the corresponding one of the contact terminal holes in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the body (3).