Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
82 words
A printed circuit board connector comprising: an insulating housing having a junction surface; a plurality of SMT type contacts disposed in the insulating housing and spaced apart from each other; each contact having a lead which extends therefrom to the junction surface so as to be capable of being soldered to a printed conductive pattern formed on a printed circuit board, wherein at least the lead of each contact is a plating layer formed on the junction surface of the insulating housing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
34 words
A printed circuit board connector as defined in claim 1, wherein each, contact has a connectable portion so that the printed circuit board connector can be coupled with another connector or another circuit board.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A printed circuit board connector as defined in claim 1, wherein the connectable portion is a further plating layer integral with that which is formed as the corresponding lead.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
A printed circuit board connector as defined in claim 1, 2 or 3, further comprising a guide groove formed in and along a bottom surface of each plating layer as the lead so that a molten solder can be guided towards the connectable portion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
A printed circuit board connector as defined in claim 1, 2 or 3, further comprising ears which integrally protrude sideways to the right and left from side surfaces of the housing, at locations thereof to be covered with the plating layer formed as the leads.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
A printed circuit board connector as defined in claim 4, further comprising ears which integrally protrude sideways to the right and left from side surfaces of the housing, at locations thereof to be covered with the plating layer formed as the leads.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
50 words
A printed circuit board connector as defined in claim 1, wherein the connectable portions are pin contacts which are secured to and protruding from the insulating housing, and the plating layers formed thereon as the leads are electrically adjoined to the pin contacts so as to provide a pin header.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
94 words
A printed circuit board connector formed as a socket connector engageable with the pin header as defined in claim 7, the socket connector comprising: a plurality of connectable portions; a plurality of leads each extending from and longitudinally of the corresponding one of said connectable portions which are flat and bifurcate conductive pieces extending perpendicular to the axes of the pin contacts; an insulating housing holding the socket contacts spaced apart from each other; and the insulating housing having minute apertures in which the pin contacts are insertable front to back, or vice versa.