Patent ID: 6893281
Filing Date: 2005-05-17
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector comprising: a generally rectangular card; a housing having a generally box-shaped housing space for housing said card, said housing space including a first side face, two second side faces adjoining said first side face, and an insert face adjoining said first side face and said second side faces for admitting said card through said insert face; wherein said housing has an engaging portion formed along said first side face of said housing space, and a pair of holding portions formed along said second side faces, each of said holding portions having a flexible portion extending along each of said second side faces away from said engaging portion, said flexible portion being bent elastically outside when being pushed, and a first planar lock piece disposed along said flexible portion for covering a portion of said insert face with a face of said planar lock piece, said first planar lock piece comprising a free edge on an inner side of the first lock piece with respect to the housing; and a second lock piece for covering a portion of an open surface adjoining the insert face and a forefront of the flexible portion, the open surface being generally disposed at right angles to the insert face and an extending direction of the flexible portion, said second lock piece being generally disposed on the open surface from the forefront of the flexible portion; wherein said first planar lock piece is pushed on said free edge by each end edge of said card to open outside when one end side of said card is engaged to said engaging portion and the other end side of said card is turned toward said housing, and said lock pieces locks said card when said card is housed in said housing space.