Patent ID: 7997908
Filing Date: 2011-08-16
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector assembly comprising: a printed circuit having a component surface and a bottom surface that is opposite the component surface; a housing having a wall extending along the bottom surface of the printed circuit; an electrical connector having a bottom side mounted on the component surface of the printed circuit, the electrical connector extending a length from a mating face to a rear side that is opposite the mating face, the electrical connector being configured to mate with a mating connector at the mating face; and a support member comprising a body having a connector face and a circuit face, the support member positioned such that the connector face engages the rear side of the electrical connector and the circuit face engages the component surface of the printed circuit to support the electrical connector on the printed circuit, wherein the support member is mechanically connected through the printed circuit to the wall of the housing.