Patent ID: 6024602
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A board lock for fixing an electrical connector to a mother board, comprising:a body portion having a lateral side and a vertical side substantially perpendicular to the lateral side;electrical connector housing engaging means for interferentially engaging with a dielectric housing of the connector to fix the board lock to the housing, said housing engaging means being connected to the lateral side and extending in a first direction;mother board connecting means for engaging with the mother board to fix the connector to the mother board, said connecting means being connected to the vertical side and extending in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, the connecting means comprising a pair of legs extending from the vertical side of the body portion, each leg forming a side protrusion for fixedly engaging with the mother board; anda post extending from the vertical side of the body portion adjacent to the legs, whereby the legs can be easily inserted into a board lock receiving passage defined by the dielectric housing of the connector, the pair of legs and the post being flat and lying in the same plane.