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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2002
Molex Incorporated, Lisle, IL (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector for mounting on a printed circuit board having a plurality of through holes includes a dielectric housing. A plurality of conductive terminals are mounted on the housing. Each terminal includes a tail portion for passing through a selected one of the through holes in the printed circuit board. Each tail portion has a first side and a latch hook projecting from a second side opposite the first side. The width of the tail portion between the first side and a tip of the latch hook is less than a diameter of the selected through hole. Each solder tail portion can be inserted from one side of the printed circuit board through the selected hole with minimum insertion forces, with the latch hook being engageable with an opposite side of the printed circuit board.