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Electrical connector for printed circuit boards

  • US 5,876,222 A
  • Filed: 11/07/1997
  • Issued: 03/02/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/07/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An electrical connector for mounting on a printed circuit board, comprising:

  • a dielectric housing having at least one row of terminal-receiving passages;

    a plurality of terminals received in said passages and including tail portions in a row for connection to appropriate circuit traces on the printed circuit board, the tail portions of some of the terminals in said row being adapted for insertion into holes in the circuit board and being the sole means of connecting said some of the terminals to the circuit traces on the board, and the tail portions of other of the terminals in said row being adapted for surface mounting on the circuit board and being the sole means of connecting said other of the terminals to the circuit traces on the board; and

    a tail aligner through which the tail portions of the terminals extend, the tail aligner including holes through which the tail portions of said some of the terminals extend, and the tail aligner including enlarged cutout areas adjacent an edge of said tail aligner for accommodating the tail portions of said other of the terminals.

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