Low profile surface mount connector
AssigneeTyco Electronics Corporation
InventorsDavid Fabian, Lawrence Brekosky, Timothy Kocher, William Lenker
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Abstract
A low profile connector assembly comprises at least one contact having a surface mount portion and a wire engagement portion extending from the surface mount portion, and a housing insertable over the at least one contact and retained to the at least one contact. The housing encloses the wire engagement portion and has a wire receiving aperture therethrough. The wire receiving aperture provides access to the wire engagement portion when the housing is retained to the contact.
Claims20
A low profile connector assembly comprising:
- at least one contact having a surface mount portion and a wire engagement portion extending from the surface mount portion, said surface mount portion unitarily formed with said wire engagement portion;
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- a housing insertable over said at least one contact and retained to said at least one contact, said housing enclosing said wire engagement portion and having a wire receiving aperture therethrough, said wire receiving aperture providing access to said wire engagement portion when said housing is retained to said contact.
A low profile connector assembly for mounting to a substrate, said connector assembly comprising:
- first and second contacts, each of said first and second contacts having a surface mount portion unitarily formed with a wire engagement portion;
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- a housing insertable over said first and second contacts and retained to said at least one contact, said housing enclosing said wire engagement portion and having a first wire receiving aperture and a second wire receiving aperture, said first and second wire receiving apertures configured to receive respective wires;
- said wire engagement portions of said first and second contacts configured to engage and retain said wires, wherein said first and second contacts define a low profile dimension of about 10 mm or less measured perpendicularly to the substrate on which the surface mount portions are to be mounted.
A low profile connector assembly for mounting to a substrate, said connector assembly comprising:
- a housing;
- first and second contacts each having a surface mount portion and a wire engagement portion extending from the surface mount portion, each wire engagement portion comprising a deflectable contact beam extending obliquely to a distal end of said surface mount portion;
- a housing insertable over said first and second contacts and retained to said first and second contacts, said housing enclosing said contact beams and having a first wire receiving aperture and a second wire receiving aperture, said first and second wire receiving apertures configured to receive respective wires, said contact beams deflecting and clamping said wires within said housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.