The features of the present invention which are believed to be novel are set forth with particularity in the appended claims. The invention, together with its object and the advantage thereof, may be best understood by reference to the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference numerals identify like elements in the figures and in which:
Reference will now be made to describe the preferred embodiment of the present invention in detail.
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The terminals 3 may be formed from metal sheet in a known manner, such as by stamping and forming. Each of terminals 3 integrally includes a horizontal base or body portion 31, a contact portion 33 having a generally L-shaped free end that extends from a front end of the base portion 31, a retention portion 32 rising from the base portion 31, and a retention barb 34 extending from the contact portion 33.
Each contact portion 33 of the terminals 3 has a contact head 35 projecting from the free end thereof, and each retention portion 32 has a retention head 36 projecting from the free end thereof.
The insulated housing 2 includes a bottom surface 22, a rectangular projection 23 extending from the bottom surface 22 and a series of sidewalls 21 partly surrounding the projection 23. The projection 23 has a receiving space 20 for receiving the complementary component.
The sidewalls 21 all having a same height are lower than the height of projection 23, and the top surfaces of the sidewalls 21 are coplanar with each other, respectively. The projection 23 and each sidewall 21 cooperatively define a matting channel 24 therebetween.
Along the longitudinal direction of the housing 2, the terminal-receiving holes 25 pass through the projection along the vertical direction of projection 23. The housing 2 also has a plurality of terminal-mounting grooves 26 formed therein, in order to accommodate the retention portions 32 of the terminals 3. Each of the terminal-mounting grooves 26 is stepped and aligned with a corresponding terminal-receiving hole 25.
Each terminal-mounting groove 26 defines a receiving cavity 261 for accommodating the retention portion 32 of the terminal 3 and an engaging cavity 262 for engaging with the retention portion 32 of the terminal 3. Along the longitudinal direction of the housing 2, the width of the receiving cavity 261 is greater than the thickness of the retention portion 32 and the width of the engaging cavity 262 is less than the thickness of the retention portion 32.
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While the present invention has been described with reference to a specific embodiment, the description of the invention is illustrative and is not to be construed as limiting the invention various modifications to the present invention can be made to the preferred embodiment by those skilled in the art without departing from the true sprit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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200620077159.4 | Aug 2006 | CN | national |