CONNECTOR
First Claim
1. A connector comprising a housing and a plurality of contacts, the housing including a mating portion having a plate shape, the mating portion projecting forward and having an upper surface and a bottom surface, the plurality of contacts being held by the housing, each of the contacts comprising a contact portion, an end portion, and a flat portion, the contact portion extending in a front-back direction and being exposed at the upper surface of the mating portion, the end portion being embedded in the mating portion, the flat portion forming a boundary between the contact portion and the end portion and not projecting from the upper surface, the flat portion being able to be viewed from above the upper surface of the mating portion.
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Abstract
A connector according to the present invention comprises a housing and a plurality of contacts. The housing includes a mating portion having a plate shape. The mating portion projects forward and has an upper surface and a bottom surface. The plurality of contacts is held by the housing. Each of the contacts comprises a contact portion, an end portion and a flat portion. The contact portion extends in a connection direction and is exposed at the upper surface of the mating portion. The end portion is embedded in the mating portion. The flat portion forms a boundary between the contact portion and the end portion and does not projects from the upper surface. The flat portion is able to be viewed from above the upper surface of the mating portion.
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- 1. A connector comprising a housing and a plurality of contacts, the housing including a mating portion having a plate shape, the mating portion projecting forward and having an upper surface and a bottom surface, the plurality of contacts being held by the housing, each of the contacts comprising a contact portion, an end portion, and a flat portion, the contact portion extending in a front-back direction and being exposed at the upper surface of the mating portion, the end portion being embedded in the mating portion, the flat portion forming a boundary between the contact portion and the end portion and not projecting from the upper surface, the flat portion being able to be viewed from above the upper surface of the mating portion.
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