Patent ID: 7540752
Filing Date: 2009-06-02
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: a rigid registration frame having: an upper and a lower frame, each having an handle end and an opposite active end, both the upper and lower frames pivotably connected, between their respective ends, to the registration frame, with both active ends located between the two arms; the two active ends diverging from the registration surface in an open first condition to form, together with the arms, a tapered receptacle; a first and a second circuit board, each circuit board having a respective snap connector element, and the first circuit board secured to the upper frame and the second circuit board secured to the lower frame with the respective snap connector portions oriented between the circuit boards and located between the arms; the two circuit boards parallel in a second condition; a male element comprising: the male element sized and shaped to enter the tapered receptacle while the side posts engage respective grooves; such that, with the leading edge contacting the registration surface to position the male element in the second condition, the two active ends may be biased together to pivot the two frames and connect the circuit board snap connectors with respective male element snap connector portions.