Patent ID: 6045386
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
An assembly for holding a first electrical component having a first aperture formed therein in electrical contact with a second electrical component, the assembly comprising:a frame member that is adapted to be positioned in a fixed relationship with respect to the second electrical component, said frame member defining the boundaries of a second aperture therein, said second aperture defining a planar mouth bounded by edges of said second aperture; anda securing member that is attached to the frame member, wherein said securing member comprises an engaging member extending downwardly toward said second aperture, wherein said engaging member extends more than halfway across the width of said planar mouth, and wherein said engaging member is adapted to engage with the first aperture in the first electrical component when the first electrical component is engaged with the second electrical component so as to retain the first electrical component in engagement with the second electrical component.