| 摘要 |
The present invention is directed to a method for making a connector (20) having co-planar contact surfaces including the steps of: providing a housing (22) having a plurality of contact-receiving slots (30), each having stop surfaces (32) that are precisely co-planar to define a referenced datum in the housing (22); selecting a plurality of contacts (40) having cooperating stop surfaces (44) and a surface mountable connecting portion (50) bent from a first connecting portion (42) and defining a contact surface facing away from the stop surface (44), the contacts (40) being bent at an angle slightly less than 90 DEG ; inserting the contacts (40) into respective slots (30); and striking the surface mountable contact portions with a tool having a precisely planar surface and applying force thereto until the respective stop surfaces (32, 44), engage each other and the second connecting portions (50) are at precisely right angles to the respective first connecting portions (42) such that the surface mountable contact surfaces are co-planar. |
