Low profile electrical connector for printed circuit board

摘要

A low profile electrical connector for mounting on a printed circuit board, which includes a substantially rectangular housing (1) made from a conductive material and having a mounting leg (5) extending downwardly from a side thereof; a dielectric block (2) fitted into a bottom of the housing and having a supporting rib (6) extending upwardly from an upper surface thereof and a slot (7) extending downwardly along a side of the supporting rib; a substantially U-shaped contact element (3) made from a conductive sheet and fitted over the supporting rib, the contact element having a short leg (8) bent outwardly for making a resilient contact portion and a long leg (9) projecting downwardly from the dielectric block through the slot for making a connection portion.