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US 2004/0175969 A1Published application
Low-profile connector
AssigneeMolex Incorporated
InventorsShinichiro Maruyama, Masami Sasao
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Abstract
Disclosed is an improvement in a right-angled type of connector having a plurality of terminals parallel-arranged in its insulating housing, each terminal comprising a tail and a contact section integrally connected to the tail at right angles, the tail being to be inserted in a selected through-hole in an associated printed circuit board. The terminal has an intermediate crank-like section formed between its tail and contact section, thereby lowering the contact section toward the tip end of the tail. This allows the connector housing to be reduced in height.
Claims8
A electrical connector, comprising:
- an insulating housing;
- a plurality of terminals arranged in the insulating housing, each terminal having a tail portion and a contact portion, the tail portion being at an angle relative to the contact portion, wherein each terminal includes an intermediate portion located between the tail portion and the contact portion, the intermediate portion including a straight portion located in a plane that is located higher than a plane containing the contact portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.