Plug connector strip comprising contact springs arranged in at least two parallel rows

Claim 1

In a plug connector strip which comprises contact springs arranged in respective chambers of a housing in at least two parallel rows for electrical and physical connection to contact pads on both sides of a printed circuitboard, the housing including an exterior surface and the chambers opening to the exterior through the exterior surface, the improvement wherein: each of said contact springs is resilient and is mounted at a respective clamping point within the respective chamber spaced inwardly from the exterior surface and extends out of the respective chamber; the contact springs of at least one row each include a straight section extending at a right angle immediately after emergence from the respective housing chamber; each of said contact springs of said at least one row includes a distal end section having a contact portion for pressing substantially perpendicularly against the respective contact pad; and said distal section comprises a bent section defining an arc as said contact portion for engagement with the respective contact pad, wherein a portion of said contact springs of one row, when pressed against said contact pads, become elevated over a floor of their respective chambers due to the force of the contact pads on said distal end section.