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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 06, 1999
Nan-Tsung Huang, Tu-Chen, TW;
Kun-Tsan Wu, Tu-Chen, TW;
Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien, TW;
Abstract
An electrical connector comprises a dielectric housing, a plurality of contacts retained within the housing, a spacer mounted to the housing for properly separating and positioning the contacts, and a metallic shell enclosing the housing and the spacer therein. Each contact comprises a curved contact section, an elongate planar engaging section and a connecting tail. The housing comprises a base and a mating board outwardly extending from the base. The base defines a cavity in a rear surface thereof, a plurality of vertically aligned apertures in communication with the cavity for insertion of the contacts therethrough, and a plurality of vertically aligned slits in a side wall in communication with the corresponding apertures for engaging with the engaging sections of the corresponding contacts. A plurality of engaging slots are defied in the mating board in communication with the corresponding apertures of the base for receiving the contact sections of the contacts therein.