Patent ID: 9246250
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. An electrical connector comprising: an insulating housing having a body part placed on a circuit board, and a protruding part protruding from the body part and adapted to be engaged with a counterpart connector; a conductive contact having a first connection part to be connected to a conductive terminal of the counterpart connector and a second connection part connected to a conductive part of the circuit board, and attached to the housing; and a holddown attached to the body part and fixed to the circuit board, wherein the holddown is formed of a single metal sheet, and includes a held part held by the body part, a leg part extending from the held part, protruding from an opposed face of the placed body part facing the circuit board, and being fixed to the circuit board, and an extension part extending from the held part in a direction parallel to a direction in which the counterpart connector is engaged.