Improved solder tail and electric connector incorporating same

摘要

An improved connector terminal has a profile which facilitates insertion into engagement holes on a circuit board. The terminals may be part of an assembly which includes a series of terminals arranged in a spaced-apart array. Each has a solder tail portion defined by a straight edge proximate to the centerline and a slanted edge which diagonally extends from the other side and which traverses the centerline to intersect with the first side to thereby form an acute angle at the tip of the terminal near the centerline to provide comparable positioning allowances on the opposite sides of the centerline to facilitate mounting of the terminals on a circuit board. The acute angle point is advantageous to the optical measurement of terminal intervals for the quality control.