公开(公告)号：US5102356A

公开(公告)日：1992-04-07

申请号：US705478

申请日：1991-05-24

Applicant: Barbara A. Adams ,  William H. Allman ,  Troy E. Conner ,  Donald L. Forker ,  Edward J. Knittle, Jr. ,  Douglas R. Sarver

Inventor： Barbara A. Adams ,  William H. Allman ,  Troy E. Conner ,  Donald L. Forker ,  Edward J. Knittle, Jr. ,  Douglas R. Sarver

IPC: H01R9/16 ,  H01R12/58 ,  H01R13/40 ,  H05K3/30

CPC classification number: H01R12/58 ,  H05K3/308 ,  H05K2201/10189 ,  H05K2201/1078 ,  H05K2201/10878 ,  Y10T29/49204

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing and an array of terminal members having posts extending from the housing and adapted for insertion into through-holes of a circuit board. At least one board retention means is formed on at least one of the posts and is axially located a selected distance from the lower surface of the housing to be within a corresponding through-hole after insertion. The retention means is a swage defining wall engaging surfaces for engaging sidewalls of a respective through-holes during mounting of the connector to board. The swage is formed such that the far side of the post remains coplanar with the axially adjacent surfaces and a swage embossment extends laterally outwardly from at least the second side, the embossment being formed by the work end of a tool striking the third side at an angle. In the preferred embodiment, there are at least two swaged posts with embossment of the first terminal extending outwardly in a first direction and the embossment of the second post extending in a second opposing direction. The retention means of the first and second posts engage wall surface within respective through-holes with spring bias applied in opposite directions thereby defining means for temporarily securing the connector to the board prior to soldering.