Appeal No. 2006-2526
Application No. 10/377,942
BACKGROUND
The invention relates to contacts used in an electrical connector adapted to
connect a printed circuit board (PCB) with an electrical package. Representative claim
19 is reproduced below.
19. An electrical connector assembly comprising:
a plate with conductive pads on an undersurface thereof;
an insulative housing located under said plate and defining a plurality of
passageways therein;
a plurality of contacts disposed in the corresponding passageways,
respectively;
each of said contacts including a retaining portion fastening the contact in
the passageway, a body portion extending upwardly from the retaining portion,
and an arm portion extending upwardly from a lateral edge of an upper portion
of the body portion and beyond an upper face of the housing and engaged with
the corresponding pad;
wherein said arm portion resides in a first plane which is angled relative
to a second plane defined by said body portion, and wherein said arm portion
extends obliquely relative to said upper face;
wherein said first plane is oblique relative to the second plane;
wherein said first plane is vertical relative to the housing, and said second
plane is vertical relative to the housing and is oblique relative to the first plane
from a top view of the housing.
The examiner relies on the following reference:
Hsiao US 6,210,176 B1 Apr. 3, 2001
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