ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR USE WITH PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS

摘要

An electrical connector has one or more body portions in which is disposed an electrical terminal having at least one contact pad interface for coupling to a contact pad of at least one printed circuit board (PCB). The body has an associated fastening device which is used to mechanically and electrically couple the electrical connector to the at least one PCB. The electrical connector may be provided with a full or partial hourglass-like shape, when viewed from the side and/or from above, to facilitate its use with a PCB that carries a source of light, such as an LED.

主权项

1. An electrical connector for use with at least one printed circuit board (PCB), comprising:
a body removably positionable over a top surface of the at least one PCB, the body having at least one electrical terminal wherein the at least one electrical terminal has at least one contact pad interface for engaging with a contact pad of the at least one PCB; and a fastening element associated with the body, wherein the fastening element has a first side having a first element and second side having a second element, wherein the first and second sides are removably positionable adjacent to respective first and second sides of the at least one PCB and wherein the first element of the first side and the second element of the second side are arranged to inwardly extend from the respective first side and second side to resiliently engage a bottom surface of the at least one PCB to thereby mechanically and electrically couple the body and the at least one PCB without use of an additional fastening element.