Patent ID: 6234821
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector assembly in a computer comprising:a plastic connector mounted on a mainboard of the computer including a body, a slot, a plurality of contact electrodes in the slot, and two parallel arms each having a positioning projection and a protrusion with a guide slope defined between a top side of the arm and the protrusion; andan enhancement device secured to each of the arms, each enhancement device including a plate member, a protruded engagement member fixed on the mainboard, and a flexible strip that slants away from the arm to which the flexible strip is secured, a first end of the flexible strip is connected to the plate member at a position abutting a joint element that connects the arm and the body of the connector, and a second end of the flexible strip is connected to the engagement member;wherein with the support of the engagement members, the flexible strips can share stress with the plate members and the arms when inserting a random access memory module in the connector.