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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2001
Dennis B. Jones, Orange, CA (US);
Raj Sekhar, Cypress, CA (US);
Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien, TW;
Abstract
An IDC connector assembly ( ) mounted to a PCB ( ) includes an IDC connector ( ) and a wire ( ). The IDC connector includes a housing ( ) defining a hollow portion ( ) having an entrance ( ) and an exit ( ), and a terminal ( ) received in the hollow portion. The terminal includes a base portion ( ), a solder portion ( ) extending downwardly from the base portion and further extending outside the exit of the hollow portion for being soldered to the PCB, a pair of arm portions ( ) extending from the base portion into the hollow portion, and a pair of head portions ( ) respectively formed on the arm portions. The wire extends into the hollow portion of the housing from the entrance to be located between the pair of arm portions, and the pair of head portions pierces into the wire so that electrical connection is established between the wire and the terminal.