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Surface mount connector with integrated power leads

  • US 5,915,975 A
  • Filed: 09/12/1996
  • Issued: 06/29/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/12/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A board-to-board connector assembly for interconnecting a pair of spaced apart, generally parallel circuit members, the assembly comprising:

  • interengageable plug connector and receptacle connector components, the plug connector component including a pair of plug connector housings extending in a first direction and arranged in a spaced-apart relationship and being interconnected at opposite ends by first bridging portions of generally equal length that extend in a second direction that is different than the first direction, the receptacle connector component including a pair of receptacle connector housings, also extending in said first direction and arranged in a spaced-apart relationship and being interconnected by second bridging portions of generally equal length that extend in the second direction, said plug and receptacle component housings each including a first set of electrically conductive terminals secured therein, each terminal of the first terminal set having a corresponding tail portion for interconnection to a respective circuit of one of said circuit members, and the first and second bridging portions only including a second set of electrically conductive terminals, the second terminal set including at least one pair of complementary interengaging power terminals, the pair of power terminals including at least one contact blade extending from one of said first and second bridging portions and at least one corresponding power terminal receptacle disposed only in another of said first and second bridging portions which opposes said one bridging portion, the power terminal receptacle including a contact blade-engaging terminal disposed therein, whereby upon mating said plug and receptacle components, said terminal of said plug and receptacle components engage each other and said contact blade and contact blade-engaging terminals engage each other to thereby transmit electrical power between opposing circuit boards, said first and second terminal sets being respectively isolated from each other in different portions of said connector assembly so as to save space on said plug and receptacle connector housings.

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