Connector for printed circuit boards

Claim 1

AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY FOR A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD COMPRISING: A RECEPTACLE MEMBER AND A PLURALITY OF PLUG MEMBERS; SAID RECEPTACLE MEMBER INCLUDING A HOUSING OF DIELECTRIC MATERIAL HAVING A FRONT AND REAR FACE, A SLOT FOR RECEIVING SAID PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD IN SAID FRONT FACE, A PLURALITY OF SPACED-APART, PARALLEL CONTACT-RECEIVING BORES INTERSECTING SAID PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD-RECEIVING SLOT, A PLURALITY OF OPENINGS IN SAID REAR FACE, AT LEAST ONE ASSOCIATED WITH EACH OF SAID CONTACT-RECEIVING BORES AND COMMUNICATING THEREWITH; AND A UNITARY CONTACT OF CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL COMPLETELY DISPOSED IN AT LEAST ONE SAID CONTACT-RECEIVING BORES; SAID CONTACT HAVING A REAR PORTION FOR MATING WITH ONE OF SAID PLUG MEMBERS AND ALIGNED WITH ONE OF SAID REAR FACE OPENINGS, A CENTRAL BODY PORTION AND, A FRONT CONTACT PORTION FOR ENGAGING SAID PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD, SAID FRONT PORTION HAVING TWO RETURN BENDS TO FORM A SUBSTANTIALLY Z SHAPED COMPRESSION SPRING, THE PORTION OF SAID Z SHAPED SPRING REMOTE FROM SAID CENTRAL BODY PORTION INCLUDING A LONGITUDINAL SLIT FORMING TWO RESILIENT SUBLEGS, WHEREBY A PLURALITY OF INDEPENDENT CONTACT AREAS ARE PROVIDED TO ENGAGE A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD DISPOSED THROUGH SAID SLOT, AND ONE OF SAID PLUG MEMBERS BEING DISPOSED THROUGH SAID REAR FACE OPENING AND CONTACTING THE REAR PORTION OF SAID CONTACT, INTERLOCKING MEANS ON SAID PLUG MEMBER AND SAID RECEPTACLE MEMBER TO RESIST THE WITHDRAWAL OF SAID PLUG MEMBER FROM SAID RECEPTACLE MEMBER.