CONTACT TERMINAL UNIT AND SOCKET CONNECTOR INCORPORATED WITH THE SAME
First Claim
Patent Images
1. An electrical contact terminal unit for interconnecting two electronic components, comprising:
- a bottom piece comprising a base portion and a number of clips extending upwardly from the base portion; and
a top piece assembled to the bottom piece with its upward movement limited by those clips;
whereinthe clips each has a first latch at a top end of the inner side of the clip to clamp with the top piece and a second latch disposed at a top end of exterior side of the clip.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
The present invention relates to a contact terminal unit and a socket connector incorporated with the same contact terminal units. The contact terminal units each comprises a bottom piece and a top piece. The bottom pieces comprise a base portion and a number of clips extending upwardly from the base portion and the top piece is clamped by the clips such that upward movement of the top piece is limited by the bottom piece. The socket connector is incorporated with a plurality of the same contact terminal units.
-
Citations
24 Claims
-
1. An electrical contact terminal unit for interconnecting two electronic components, comprising:
-
a bottom piece comprising a base portion and a number of clips extending upwardly from the base portion; and a top piece assembled to the bottom piece with its upward movement limited by those clips;
whereinthe clips each has a first latch at a top end of the inner side of the clip to clamp with the top piece and a second latch disposed at a top end of exterior side of the clip. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 23)
-
-
2-3. -3. (canceled)
-
8. A socket connector for interconnecting two electronic components, comprising:
-
a socket body, having an upper surface, a lower surface and a number of passageways extending through the upper surface and lower surface; a plurality of contact terminal units received in the passageways, respectively, each contact terminal comprising; a bottom piece comprising a base portion and a number of clips extending upwardly from the base portion; and a top piece assembled to the bottom piece, and upward movement of the top piece being limited by the clips;
downward movement of the top piece being limited by the socket body;
whereinthe clips each has a second latch disposed at a top end of exterior side of the clip;
whereinthe clips extend upwardly from four corners of the base portion, thus forming four steps at a lower end of the clips respectively. - View Dependent Claims (9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 24)
-
-
10-11. -11. (canceled)
-
17. An electrical connector assembly comprising:
-
an insulative housing defining opposite upper and bottom surfaces in a vertical direction; a plurality of passageways extending through the housing in the vertical direction; a plurality of contacts disposed in the corresponding passageways, respectively, each of said contacts including a bottom piece equipped with an upward abutment face at a lower level to abut against the housing for restrain upward movement thereof, and with a downward abutment face at an upper level, and a top piece sandwiched between the downward abutment face and the housing;
whereina contact arm unitarily extends from the top piece for contacting a lead of an electronic component located above the upper surface. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
-
Specification