US Patent 7207837 Connector and a mounting method therefor

A circuit board connector (1) has a housing (10), male terminals (20) and fixing members (30). Each fixing member (30) is formed by bending a metal plate into an L-shape to define a mounting portion (31) to mount the fixing member (30) to the housing (10), and a bonding portion (32) to be soldered. The bonding portion (32) is formed with connecting pieces (33) by making U-shaped cuts through the bonding portion (32) and then bending areas enclosed by the cuts upward. A clearance (S) is defined between the bottom edge of the leading end of each connecting piece (33) and the corresponding through hole (34). The lower surfaces of the connecting pieces (33) and the inner surfaces of the through holes (34) can be soldered.