a curling action when forced downwardly and crimped to pierce an associated insulated conductor positioned on the flat base portion application_number US 201314012562 A description referring now specifically to the figures in which identical or similar parts are designated by the same reference numerals throughout and first referring to fig1 a printed circuit board pcb 10 is illustrated bearing two surface mount zipcord connectors in accordance with the present invention the first connector 12 is shown in its open condition prior to receiving a zipcord and a similar second connector 12 u2032 is shown with a zipcord 14 received therein for providing good mechanical as well as electrical connection with the conductive strands within the zipcord as it will be more fully described the zipcord 14 is generally a relatively inexpensive cable formed of two insulated conductors 14 a 14 b with their insulations bonded together at a thin frangible rupture or parting line 14 c to facilitate when desired the separation of the two conductors 14 a 14 b from each other by severing or rupturing the zipcord along the relatively weak parting or separation line 14 c referring to fig2 6 each zipcord connector 12 is dimensioned and configured to be surface mounted on a pair of lands or solder pads 16 the solder pads are formed of two generally rectangular lands or pads 16.