Convenience outlet mountable to a printed circuit board

Abstract

A convenience outlet is provided for mounting on a printed circuit board (PCB). The convenience outlet includes a connector housing having an outlet face configured to be mated with an electrical plug, a contact chamber having a contact secured therein, and an open end configured to abut against, and be mounted on, a PCB. The contact includes a beam and a contact blade. The beam is configured to electrically engage an electrical plug and the contact blade is configured to be inserted through a circular via in a PCB. Optionally, the contact may also have a stopping blade adjacent to the contact blade configured to abut against a surface of the PCB when the contact blade is fully inserted into the via. Optionally, the PCB can have multiple vias, and the outlet can have multiple contacts.

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