Patent ID: 7156668
Filing Date: 2007-01-02
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A combination of a connector device that includes a housing with front and rear end portions, said housing having walls forming a board-receiving slot and having guides that include side guides lying at laterally opposite sides of the slot, said combination including a circuit board that has top and bottom faces, said board having front and rear end portions and laterally opposite sides and said board being mountable on the housing by sliding the board forwardly into the housing while the board opposite sides are guided by said side guides, wherein: said side guides lie closely adjacent to said upper and lower board faces to limit tilting of the board about a lateral axis that would raise the board front portion; said board front portion is resiliently upwardly bendable; said guides include a ramp fixed to said housing and positioned to upwardly deflect said front portion of said board during forward sliding of the board into said housing, said ramp being positioned to allow the board to unbend when the board reaches a fully installed position, and said housing forms a stop that prevents rearward sliding of the board when it has reached said fully installed position.