| 1. A connector for providing a connection between a circuit board and a circuit card, the circuit board having a plurality
of conductive traces disposed thereon and the circuit card including a male portion having a plurality of conductive members
disposed thereon, comprising:
an insulative connector housing having a mating face including a receptacle portion extending into the connector housing for
receiving the male portion of said circuit card and a mounting face for mounting said connector housing to said circuit board,
the receptacle portion extending in parallel relation to the mounting face; and
a plurality of conductive terminals supported by said housing, the terminals being arranged in distinct sets of first and
second terminals respectively above and below said receptacle portion, the first and second terminals including contact portions
for contacting a corresponding conductive member on opposite surfaces of said circuit card, tail portions for mounting said
terminals to a circuit board, body portions interconnecting the terminal contact and mounting portions together, and retention
portions for retaining the terminal in place with the connector housing, the terminal retention portions being disposed between
said terminal contact and terminal mounting portions and said terminal retention portions of said first terminals extending
into said connector housing downwardly toward said second terminals, and said terminal retention portions of said second terminals
extending into said connector housing upwardly toward said first terminals, said terminal retention portions further being
disposed rearwardly of said receptacle portion.
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