Abstract: A wiring structure includes a board assembly and pin terminals. In each of pin terminal insertion holes formed in the board assembly, a terminal connection portion electrically connected to a metal foil wire and fitted onto the pin terminal so as to hold the pin terminal is provided in a through-hole of at least one of a plurality of circuit boards forming the board assembly, which forms a part of the pin terminal insertion hole, whereas an insulating sleeve blocking contact between the pin terminal and each of the remaining circuit boards is fitted into through-holes of the remaining circuit boards, which form the remaining part of the pin terminal insertion hole.

Abstract: A mini display port structure is provided for receiving a connector insert. The mini display port structure includes a circuit board unit and a receptacle unit. The circuit board unit has a base board, wherein an opening is formed on one side of the base board. A portion of the receptacle unit is accommodated in the opening of the circuit board unit and is connected to the base board. Accordingly, the circuit board unit is elevated at a certain position within the height of receptacle unit, and thus the height of the receptacle unit can include the height of the circuit board unit at the same time, thereby shrinking the height of the mini display port structure after the circuit board unit is assembled for making a compact mini display port.

Abstract: A pin connector includes: a metal outer shell having a tubular wall that has an inner surface, an annular shoulder face that is formed on the inner surface, and a punched rib that protrudes inwardly from the inner surface above the annular shoulder face; and a metal clamping device having an annular wall with an outer surface abutted against the inner surface, a retaining flange, and a plurality of resilient clamp arms. The retaining flange protrudes outwardly from the outer surface of the annular wall to extend over the annular shoulder face and is pressed by the punched rib against the annular shoulder face.

Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes a middle board (4) defining a plurality of receiving holes (41, 42), a first insulative housing (1) mounted on one side of the middle board and defining a first receiving room (13), and a number of contacts (3) mounted on the first insulative housing. The contacts include a number of signal contacts (S) and a number of grounding contacts (G). Each of contacts includes a first mating portion (31), a second mating portion (32), and a middle portion (33) between the first and the second mating portions. The middle portions extend beyond the first insulative housing and are received in the receiving holes. Each of the middle portions of the signal contacts is solid. Each of the middle portions of the grounding contacts has a through hole (331) and has an outer profile wider than that of middle portion of the signal contact.

Abstract: A connector assembly for connecting a peripheral device to a computer includes a male connector having a plurality of first connecting pins and a female connector having a plurality of second connecting pins. The plurality of first connecting pins is configured to connect to the peripheral device. The plurality of second connecting pins is configured to connect to the computer. The plurality of second connecting pins is defined on the first circuit board in a second row and a third row. The plurality of second connecting pins comprises a plurality of differential pairs, and each differential pair comprises two differential transmission lines. The two differential transmission lines of each of the plurality of differential pairs are defined on a single row of the second and third rows.

Abstract: Disclosed is a printed circuit board assembly PBA on which a connector for electrical connection to an external connection element is mounted. Such an assembly may be formed with a molding method of a PBA which includes applying a polymer resin to the PBA to mold the PBA in order to offer stiffness thereto. The foregoing method of molding the PBA according to the present disclosure is a molding method of a PBA including a PCB and a connector mounted on the PCB to electrically connect the same to an external connection element. The method includes combining the connector with a connector cover, applying a resin to the PBA combined with the connector cover to execute molding of the PBA, and separating the connector cover from the molded PBA to expose the electrode terminal for an external connection element.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a high current connection device for contacting multiple energy storage units of an energy storage in parallel and/or in series, having the following characteristics: two poles for connecting the high current connection device to a current consumer, at least two positive terminal contacting connections for connecting to positive terminals of the energy storage units, at least two negative terminal contacting connections for connecting to negative terminals of the energy storage units, a printed circuit board for receiving the poles, the positive terminal contacting connections and the negative terminal contacting connections, and wherein each positive terminal contacting connection is assigned to one negative terminal contacting connection and one energy storage unit.

Abstract: A socket detachably connects a connecting item to a substrate via connecting terminals. The socket includes a support member with first and second surfaces to fix the connecting terminals, and penetrating holes formed in the support member. Each connecting terminal includes first and second connecting parts formed on opposite ends thereof. Each connecting terminal is inserted into a corresponding penetrating hole in a state in which the first connecting part is fixed to the first surface and the second connecting part projects from the second surface of the support member.

Abstract: A flexible, high density decal and the use thereof methods of forming detachable electrical interconnections between a flexible chip carrier and a printed wiring board. The flexible decal has fine-pitch pads on a first surface and pads of a pitch wider than the fine pitch on a second surface, the fine-pitch pads on the first surface designed to electrically connect to a semiconductor device, and the wider-pitch pads on the second surface designed to electrically connect to a printed wiring board or the like. The pads on the first surface are conductively wired to the pads on the second surface through one or more insulating levels in the flexible decal.

Abstract: A connecting unit includes a wiring board and a connector. The wiring board has a main face and a side face substantially perpendicular to the main face, and includes a soaking plate and a first terminal. The connector has a through hole for passing the first terminal therethrough. The first terminal is disposed in an intermediate layer of the wiring board and is projected outwardly from the side face. When the connector is connected to the wiring board, the first terminal passes through the through hole.

Abstract: A connector assembly includes a housing and a plurality of contacts. The housing has a plurality of channels that extend between a housing mating end and an opposing back end. The housing mating end is configured to mate with a mating connector. The contacts each have a plurality of contact mating ends and a plurality of contact mounting ends. Each of the contact mating ends extends through one of the channels and is configured to provide a plurality of electrical connections with the mating connector. The contact mounting ends of each contact are arranged in a group and configured to be mounted to a circuit board. The contact mating ends are separated from one another by a first pitch and the contact mounting ends within each group are separated from one another by a second pitch that is smaller than the first pitch.

Abstract: An electrical insulation displacement connector includes a bare single-wire contact element having a first end defined by opposed blades that define a receipt aperture for an insulated wire, and a second end configured for direct electrical contact at a contact position on a printed circuit board. Retaining structure is defined on the blades. A cap is configured for fitting over the exposed bare blades. The cap includes side walls and end walls with a slot defined in each of he end walls that align with the blade aperture. The side walls are engaged by the retaining structure upon pressing the cap onto the blades. The slots in the end walls of the cap have a width and height such that upon fully pressing the cap onto the blades, the slots engage and longitudinally align the insulated wire into the blade aperture so that the blades pierce and make electrical contact with a core in the insulated wire.

Abstract: The sheet-like connector comprises a plurality of conductive members formed on one side of sheet. Each of the conductive members comprises elastically deformable spring member wherein edge thereof moves in the thickness direction of sheet, middle member which is formed on edge of spring member, and contacting protrusion which is formed on middle member and which protrudes in the thickness direction of sheet. Middle member and contacting protrusion are formed with materials which are mutually different and thus enable selective etching.

Abstract: A surface mount device jumper includes a base member and an electrode member. The base member is fabricated from a resin laminate. The electrode member is fabricated from an electrically-conductive material and is formed in a generally C-shaped configuration to define an opening therethrough. The opening is sized to receive the base member such that the electrode member partially wraps around and clamps to the base member to retain the base member in the opening.

Abstract: A connection port and a circuit board module employing such a connection port are provided. The circuit board module includes a circuit board, a plurality of electronic components, a switch, a control unit connected to the switch, and a connection port. The electronic components, the switch, the control unit and the connection port are disposed on the circuit board. The connection port is adapted for connecting with a connector. The connection port includes a body, a plurality of first connection terminals for connecting with the connector, and a detection terminal. Each of the first connection terminals has one end connected to the control unit via the switch. The detection terminal has one end connected with the switch of the circuit board module. When another end of the detection terminal gets in contact with the connector, the switch electrically conducts the first connection terminals with the control unit.

Abstract: In order to separably connect an electric conductor (16) to a printed circuit board (2), it is proposed to insert a connecting element (1) into an opening (3) in the printed circuit board (2). In this case, a sleeve-like contact region (21) of the connecting element (1) is clamped against the inner surface (4) of the opening (3) by means of a clamping pin (7).

Abstract: A circuit board connector includes a main body, first pins, and second pins. The main body is configured to be electrical connection to a circuit board and defines securing holes. Each first pin is straight. Each second pin is bent. The first pins and the second pins are secured in the securing holes.

Abstract: A receptacle connector is provided for mounting on a printed circuit having a contact mounting area and an incoming trace that extends into the contact mounting area. The receptacle connector includes a housing having a slot configured to receive a mating connector therein. The receptacle connector also includes an upper contact and a lower contact held by the housing. The upper and lower contacts include mating segments, mounting feet, and intermediate segments that extend between the mating segments and the mounting feet. The mounting foot of the lower contact is configured to be mounted on the incoming trace of the printed circuit such that the mounting foot creates a conductive path between the incoming trace and the intermediate segment of the lower contact. The conductive path forms part of a propagation path of electrical current through the electrical trace and the lower contact.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a first electrical connector and a second circuit board mounted with a second electrical connector which is intended to mate the first connector, the first electrical connector further includes a recessed cavity to receive a board edge of the second circuit board when the first electrical connector is mated with the second electrical connector.

Abstract: A waterproof connector is mounted on a circuit board fixed within an enclosure. The waterproof connector is connectable with a mating connector through a connector passageway formed in the enclosure. The waterproof connector includes a contact electrically connectable with the mating connector, an insulating housing holding the contact, a first seal disposed on a circumference of the housing, and a faceplate into which the insulating housing is inserted. The having a cylindrical section and a brim section. The cylindrical section includes a first and second open end with the brim section formed at the first open end and spreading outwards. A second seal is interposed between the first open end and the insulating housing.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing having a base portion and a tongue potion extending forwardly from the base portion. The base portion has a mounting surface for being mounted to a printed circuit board upwardly, and a lower surface opposite to the mounting surface. The tongue portion has an upper side face, and a lower side face opposite to the upper side face. The mounting surface and the upper side face essentially are lied in a planar surface. A plurality of contacts are received the insulative housing and have contact portions exposed upon the upper side face of the tongue portion.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing having a base portion and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base portion. The base portion has a mounting surface for being mounted to a printed circuit board upwardly, and a lower surface opposite to the mounting surface. The tongue portion has an upper side face, and a lower side face opposite to the upper side face. The mounting surface and the upper side face essentially are lied in a planar surface. A plurality of contacts are received the insulative housing and have contact portions exposed upon the upper side face of the tongue portion.

Abstract: A connector set includes at least one of a header and a socket and a jointer. The jointer extends in a direction and is configured to couple the header and the socket so as to be in parallel with each other. The jointer includes first jointer connecting portions provided at both end portions thereof and extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and which are configured to engage first connecting portions provided at both end portions of the header, and second jointer connecting portions provided at both end portions of the jointer body and extending in a third direction opposite to the second direction, and which are configured to engage the second connecting portions provided at both end portions of the socket.

Abstract: An electrical assembly comprises a mounting bracket lift assembly and an electrical center. The electrical center is attached to the mounting bracket lift assembly for plugging wiring harness end connectors into the electrical center. The electrical center comprises a lower housing, a circuit board sub-assembly, an upper housing, electrical components such as fuses and relays that plug into the upper housing and a cover. The circuit board sub-assembly includes a power bus bar that provides a power path for the various electrical circuits of the vehicle via the circuit components carried on the circuit board. Three power bus bars that are configured, oriented and located to reduce the foot print of the electrical center and/or to improve the dissipation of heat generated by the electrical center are disclosed.

Abstract: An electrical connector electrically connects either an adaptor board or an electrical component to a main circuit board through the use of a thin printed circuit having an array of pads one each side where on one side the pads are connected to a main circuit board by solder balls, solder columns conductive epoxy or any other way practiced in the art and on the other side of the thin circuit the pads are connected to an adaptor board by a conductive compliant elastomeric material. The sides of the thin printed circuit are electrically connected to one another in ways practiced in the art.

Abstract: A mounting device for mounting a connector to an opening of an electronic device, an electronic device comprising the mounting device, and a method for mounting a connector to an opening of an electronic device are described.

Abstract: A connector having a Ball-Grid Array on one side of a connector circuit board and a socket recess on the other side of the connector circuit board can be used to mate an opto-electronic transceiver module to a system circuit board. A base portion of the transceiver module can be received in the socket recess. Within the socket recess, an exposed portion of the connector circuit board has an array of resilient conductive contacts corresponding to an array of conductive pads on the lower surface of the base portion of the transceiver module.

Abstract: A multiple plug connector for a printed circuit board having a mounting part and at least two contact parts which each have a plug part for plug-connection to a complementary plug part of a plug connector, wherein an opening is formed for each contact part and each contact part passes through one of the openings by way of the plug part and is mechanically fixed to the mounting part. Each contact part has, on a side facing the printed circuit board, at least one contact element for electrical contact with a conductor of the printed circuit board. The mounting part has at least one first contact for electrical contact to at least one contact element of a contact part, and at least a second contact electrically connected to at least one first contact device for electrical contact with a conductor on the printed circuit board.

Abstract: In one embodiment, differential signaling and ground contacts are located in a rectilinear array of rows and columns with ground contacts spaced apart by three times the pitch distance between adjacent rows or columns and signaling contacts are located immediately adjacent the ground contacts. In particular, the two contacts of each differential pair are located one pitch distance apart from each other and one contact of each differential pair of contacts is located one pitch distance from a ground contact and the other contact of the differential pair is located approximately sqrt(2)*pitch distance from the same ground contact. In a second embodiment, differential signaling and ground contacts are located in a hexagonal array with ground contacts located three times the pitch distance between adjacent contacts and signaling contacts located immediately adjacent the ground contacts.

Abstract: An electronic device has: a connector having plural kinds of terminals with respectively different cross section shapes; and a substrate having a plurality of through-holes with lands formed therein. In the electronic device, a width W1 of an insertion portion of the first terminal, a width W2 of an insertion portion of the second terminal, a land-inclusive hole diameter D1 of the first through-hole, and a land-inclusive hole diameter D2 of the second through-hole are configured to fulfill conditions of W1<W2, D1<D2, and W2?W1>D2?D1, for the improvement of connection reliability between the land and the terminal while restraining dropping of reflow solder in a connector mounting process.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a circuit board having vias each extending at least partially through the circuit board along parallel via axes and an electrical connector configured to be mounted on the circuit board. The electrical connector includes a plurality of variable depth signal terminals configured to extend different depths into respective vias of the circuit board. The signal terminals each have a terminal axis, and the signal terminals are arranged in pairs carrying differential pair signals. The signal terminals of each pair extend to the same depth in the respective vias of the circuit board. The terminal axes of the signal terminals of each pair are offset with respect to the corresponding via axes along a majority of the signal terminals within the vias.

Abstract: A wireless headset has improved immunity to RF electromagnetic interference produced from wireless communications devices. A headset body is adapted to be worn by a user and includes a microphone and earpiece. An antenna receives wireless communication signals and passes them to RF and audio circuitry mounted within the headset body. The RF and audio circuitry include a Bluetooth module operatively connected to the antenna for transmitting and receiving wireless communication signals, an audio CODEC connected to the Bluetooth module, and audio connection lines connected between the CODEC and the earpiece and between the CODEC and the microphone. A filter is connected into each of the audio connection lines at the earpiece and microphone and operative for reducing the RF coupling from a mobile wireless communications device.

Abstract: A backplane cabling interconnect scheme is provided that includes a wafer based cable termination and an organizer shroud. The shroud complements existing backplane connectors and provides positioning and polarization for the cable terminated wafer. The wafer cable ends can be stacked or arranged in various arrays and are held in place with an integral latch. A permanent latch is provided for high vibration environments.

Abstract: The invention relates to a plug-in connector (1) for circuit boards (40), comprising a number of contact elements (30). Each contact element (30) is fitted with two terminal ends, one of which is designed as a wire-connecting contact for connecting wires while the other terminal end is designed as a tuning fork contact (31) for contacting terminal areas on a circuit board (40). The plug-in connector (1) further comprises a plastic housing inside which the contact elements (30) are arranged. The wire-connecting contacts can be connected from outside and are designed as wire-wrap contacts (32) which are disposed in at least two rows. The wire-wrap contacts (32) of the different rows are offset relative to one another.

Abstract: A radical-polymerizable acrylic insulating adhesive for NCF-bonding an electronic part to a circuit board includes a (meth)acrylate monomer, a film-forming resin, an inorganic filler, a silane coupling agent, and a radical polymerization initiator. The amount of the inorganic filler is 70 to 160 parts by mass with respect to a total of 100 parts by mass of the (meth)acrylate monomer and the film-forming resin. A radical polymerization cured product of the acrylic insulating adhesive exhibits a glass transition temperature of 150 to 185° C., a linear expansion coefficient (?1) of 30 to 35 ppm in a temperature range that is lower than the glass transition temperature, and a linear expansion coefficient (?2) of 105 to 125 ppm in a temperature range that is equal to or higher than the glass transition temperature. Further, ?2/?1 is greater than or equal to 3.4.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a structural improvement for a contact pin, in which a contact pin is provided with a main body, from one end of which extends a connecting portion, and a contact portion extends from the other end. The contact portion is provided with tapered sections which form a terminal. Accordingly, when using the contact pin, combination of the tapered sections and the terminal of the contact portion enables accommodating electrical portions of different types of batteries and forming a corresponding electrical contact therewith, thereby achieving practical advancement enabling universal use of the single contact pin to accommodate many kinds of specifications.

Abstract: A distributor arrangement for electrical lines, having a housing and a multiplicity of sockets, situated on the housing and each having a contact carrier that has two or more electrical contact elements and an angle encoding feature for inserting plugs in an orientation determined by the angular position of the encoding elements. The distributor arrangement also has a motherboard arranged in the housing and having printed conductors to which the electrical contact elements are connected in an electrically conductive manner by an electrical connecting element. An electrical connecting member, in the form of a connecting board, is associated with the motherboard in one of a multiplicity of preselectable angular positions by the electrical connecting elements located at different radial distances from a center, each connecting element being connected in an electrically conductive manner to one of a plurality of contact sites situated on a circular arc about the center.

Abstract: The patent deals with a contact fixture for a PCB with one first plug-in connector and one second plug-in connector, whereby the first plug-in connector has a number of first contact elements, the second plug-in connector has a number of second contact elements, the first plug-in connector is arranged on the first side of the PCB, the second plug-in connector is arranged on the second side of the PCB opposite to the first side, the first contact element and/or the second contact element is/are designed as a connector to establish a detachable electrically conductive connection with at least the second contact element or the first contact element, and the first contact element and the second contact element are connected through an opening in the PCB.

Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) having a base (11) and a tongue plate (12) protruding beyond the base (11); a set of contacts (2) having contacting portions (26) arranged in one row along one side of the tongue plate (12), the contacts (2) consisting of a first type of grounding contacts (G) and a second type of a set of pairs of differential contacts (24, 23, 22, 21), the differential contacts comprising a first pair of differential contacts (24) for bi-directionally transmitting data and a second pair of differential contacts (23) for unidirectionally transmitting data, in the contacting portions (26), the grounding contacts having at least two grounding contacts (G1, G2) arranged between the first pair of differential contacts (24) and the second pair of differential contacts (23); and a metal shell (3) covering the insulative housing (1) and having a receiving space (30) for the tongue plate (12) extending into.

Abstract: A conductor leadthrough for a field device is for connecting two electrical conductors. The conductor leadthrough comprises an external conductor and a sealing apparatus. The sealing apparatus is divided into a first separation device and a second separation device. The external conductor comprises a hollow internal region that extends along a longitudinal axis of the external conductor. The first separation device and the second separation device are arranged along the longitudinal axis of the external conductor so as to be spaced apart so that they can separate a section of the hollow internal region of the external conductor. A pourable-sealing device is filled into the separated section of the hollow internal region of the external conductor so that the sealing apparatus can provide a leakage rate whose value is below a predeterminable value of a leakage rate. A signal of a predeterminable frequency can be transmitted along the longitudinal axis.

Abstract: A plug strip connection, including a plug connector strip, a main board having terminals and an intermediate circuit board. The plug connector strip includes a group of individual connecting elements which extend at an angle to the intermediate circuit board and are fastened to the latter. The intermediate circuit board extends at an angle to the main board and is fastened to it. The individual plug connecting elements are electrically connected to the terminals via the intermediate circuit board. A method for producing a plug strip connection is also described. A plug-and-socket connector strip, a main board having terminals and an intermediate circuit board are provided.

Abstract: A socket connector for a digital camera module includes a base, a plurality of contact terminals, and a flex printed circuit board. The base includes a base body and a plurality of arms extending from the base. The contact terminals are mounted in the base, each contact terminal including an angled portion and a bent portion, the angled portion electronically connected to the digital cameral module. The flex printed circuit board is electronically connected to the bent portion.

Abstract: A connector is mounted on a circuit board via its feet of the housing (and/or a frame's feet) mounted at a tilting angle to the circuit board, or via a wedge base of its connector body such that the signal pins and the opening of the housing extend along a direction at the tilting angle relative to the circuit board. An external connector may be plugged into the tilting-type connector at a tilting angle. The feet and signal pins of the connector may be mounted to the circuit board by use of surface mount device (SMD) technology or direct insertion. A plane may be further deployed on the top of the connector for being used by an SMD equipment.

Abstract: A method of connecting an electric actuator to a printed circuit by metal contacts having an open contact zone. The metal contacts are soldered to the printed circuit using an SMD-type automated method performed at a high speed and at a high temperature, and the electrical connection pins of the actuator can be mechanically connected to the metal contacts without soldering by butting the contact zone of the metal contacts against the connection pins of the actuator once the connection pins have been inserted through the contact zone.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a DVI connector, which includes a frame fixed to a circuit board, a connection head fixed on the frame and having a plurality of through holes, a plurality of first and second connection terminals passing through the corresponding through holes for transmitting high-frequency digital signals and low-frequency analog signals, respectively, and a protective element made of a material with a high dielectric constant, wherein the protective element is fixedly provided on the frame and formed with a plurality of terminal spaces, the terminal spaces are parallel to and spaced apart from one another for being passed through by the corresponding connection terminals. Since no two horizontally adjacent first connection terminals are passed through the same terminal space, it can effectively avoid the high-frequency signals transmitted by the first connection terminals from decaying or being interfered.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing; an upper row of contacts and a lower row of contacts parallel to each other. Each contact includes a retention portion, a mating portion and a pressing arm extending from two opposite ends of the retention portion. Each pressing arm includes a bending portion and a contact tail extending from an end of the contact tail. An imaginary central plane defined in the insulative housing about which the mating portions and the retention portions of contacts of the upper row and the lower row are symmetrical. Wherein each pressing arm includes a bending portion extending to the central plane and a pressing portion extending from the bending portion, the pressing portions are overlapped seen from a direction along which the contacts are arranged.

Abstract: A connector includes a ground contact formed by a plate-shaped conductor member extending in a longitudinal direction of the connector, and a plurality of signal contact pairs arranged on both sides of the ground contact, with two signal contacts forming each signal contact pair arranged side by side along the longitudinal direction. The ground contact may include a plurality of first lead parts alternately extending towards mutually opposite sides of the plate-shaped conductor member.

Abstract: A printed circuit board includes a multiple-layer electrical circuit board and a conductive arm, wherein the conductive arm has an unconnected end located opposite to the connected end of the conductive arm, wherein the conductive arm has a front side and a backside located opposite to the front side of the conductive arm, wherein the backside of the conductive arm is located adjacent to the multiple layer electrical circuit board. The unconnected end of the conductive arm includes a dimple portion formed integrally with and as a unitary part of a remaining portion of the conductive arm, the dimple portion being out of plane with in plane portions of the connected end of the conductive arm so that the dimple portion is at a greater distance from the circuit board than the in plane portions of the conductive arm, the dimple portion being connected to the in plane portions of the conductive arm via an integrally formed and unitary riser portion.

Abstract: The present invention includes a fastening mechanism comprising a base and a metal frame. The base has an accommodating slot arranged for accommodating a memory card, a first fastener and a second fastener. The first fastener and the second fastener are electrically connected to a battery and the memory card, respectively. When the metal frame is in a fastening position and fastened to the first fastener and the second fastener, the memory card can be clamped between the base and the metal frame. Then an electrical path is formed among the first fastener, the second fastener and the metal frame, thereby supplying the memory card with power of the battery. The present invention further includes a portable electronic device with the above fastening mechanism in which the electrical path is opened, while removing the memory card, so as to prevent supplying the memory card with power of the battery.

Abstract: A surface mount header is shown which may be mounted to a surface of a printed circuit board, where pins project away from the board. Alternatively, the surface mount header may be connected to a surface of a printed circuit board with the pins projecting downwardly through an opening in the board. Insulative sleeves surround the pins in order to protect the pins from contact with conductive paths within the board.