Electrical connector
First Claim
1. An electrical connector for mounting on an edge of a circuit board, the electrical connector comprising:
- an electrically insulative body having a plurality of terminal passageways;
a plurality of terminals received withing the terminal passageways, each of the terminals having a tail for connection to the circuit board; and
a conductive shield covering a portion of the electrically insulative body, the conductive shield including at least one grounding arm extending therefrom, the at least one grounding arm being generally parallel to a top surface of the circuit board and including a retainer for engagement with a respective retaining aperture on the circuit board.
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Abstract
An electrical connector includes an electrically insulative body and a conductive shield. The electrically insulative body has a plurality of terminals. Each terminal has a tail respectively clamped on a circuit board. The electrically insulative body has two backwardly extended locating blocks at two sides. Each locating block has a locating groove which receives the circuit board upon connection of the terminals to the respective contacts of the circuit board. The locating blocks also include flexible arms with upright portions adapted for engaging into respective retaining apertures on the circuit board. The conductive shield includes backwardly extended grounding arms which also include retainers adapted for engaging into respective apertures on the circuit board. The retainers and retaining apertures secure the connector to the circuit board against vertical as well as forward-backward/leftwards-rightwards horizontal displacement.
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20 Claims
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1. An electrical connector for mounting on an edge of a circuit board, the electrical connector comprising:
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an electrically insulative body having a plurality of terminal passageways;
a plurality of terminals received withing the terminal passageways, each of the terminals having a tail for connection to the circuit board; and
a conductive shield covering a portion of the electrically insulative body, the conductive shield including at least one grounding arm extending therefrom, the at least one grounding arm being generally parallel to a top surface of the circuit board and including a retainer for engagement with a respective retaining aperture on the circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An electrical connector comprising:
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an electrically insulative body;
a plurality of terminals provided on the body, each the terminal having a tail for surface mount connection to a circuit board; and
a rod extending from the body for engaging a slot on a leading edge of the circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A conductive shield for use in connection with an electrically insulative body of an electrical connector, the conductive shield comprising:
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a conductive plate covering a portion of the electrically insulative body;
at least one grounding arm extending transversely from the conductive plate; and
a retainer provided on the at least one grounding arm for engagement with a respective retaining aperture on a circuit board, the circuit board and the grounding arm being generally parallel to each other. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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