Patent ID: 8545239
Filing Date: 2013-10-01
Classification: H01L,H01R,H02S,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A connector socket comprising, a body having a wall on one side of the body, a plurality of openings extending through the wall, and a circuit board support surface in the body; a circuit board on the support surface; a header mounted on an edge of the circuit board, the header including a plurality of terminals spaced along the edge of the circuit board adjacent to the body wall, each terminal having a contact in an opening in the body wall; a first alignment member on the body; a second alignment member on the header, said first alignment member engaging the second alignment member, wherein engagement of the alignment members positions the terminals in desired locations in the openings for engaging contact members outside the body to be inserted into the openings for electrical engagement with the terminals; and a fastener, said fastener engaging the circuit board and the body to secure the circuit board on the support surface with the alignment members engaging each other and the terminals in the desired locations.