Electrical connector
First Claim
1. An electrical connector adapted to be mounted to a circuit board, comprising an insulative housing having a central section defining a plurality of passageways therein for receiving contact elements in electrical engagement with the circuit board and two end sections, and two latching members each having a U-shaped structure fit over the corresponding end section, a latching arm extending from a bottom wall of the U-shaped structure for engaging with a mating connector, the improvements comprising a board lock having two spaced resilient legs integrally formed with and extending from a side wall of the U-shaped structure and adapted to engage with a hole defined in the circuit board to mount the connector thereto.
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Abstract
An electrical connector includes an insulative housing having a central section defining a plurality of passageways therein for receiving contact elements and two end sections. Two latching members have a U-shaped structure fit over the end sections. Each latching member has a latching arm extending from a bottom wall of the U-shaped structure thereof for engaging with a mating connector. Each latching member has a board lock integrally formed therewith. The board lock includes two spaced resilient legs extending from a side wall of the U-shaped structure for engaging with a hole defined in a circuit board to mount the connector thereto.
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- 1. An electrical connector adapted to be mounted to a circuit board, comprising an insulative housing having a central section defining a plurality of passageways therein for receiving contact elements in electrical engagement with the circuit board and two end sections, and two latching members each having a U-shaped structure fit over the corresponding end section, a latching arm extending from a bottom wall of the U-shaped structure for engaging with a mating connector, the improvements comprising a board lock having two spaced resilient legs integrally formed with and extending from a side wall of the U-shaped structure and adapted to engage with a hole defined in the circuit board to mount the connector thereto.
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14. An electrical connector comprising an insulative housing defining two end sections at two opposite ends, a latching member being disposed unto each of said end sections, said latching member defining a U-shaped structure including an upper side wall, a lower side wall and a bottom wall therebetween, a latching arm extending perpendicularly from the bottom wall of said U-shaped structure, said upper side wall and said lower side wall further including flanges for guidable engagement with the connector, a board lock integrally formed with one of said upper side wall and said lower side wall, and lying in a plane parallel to said latching arm.
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