Patent ID: 6030245
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector for retaining a module therein, comprising:an insulative housing defining a central slot for receiving said module therein;a plurality of contacts disposed by two sides of the central slot;a pair of latch devices provided at two opposite ends of the housing;each of said latch devices including a plastic member and a metal member, the metal member forming a lever section at a distal end thereof for manual operation; whereinsaid plastic member extends from a lateral edge of the housing, and includes a locking head and an engagement structure generally under said locking head and being received within a corresponding notch defined in a side edge of the module for engaging with both the plastic member and the metal member, the engagement structure comprising a slit and, a lance integrally extending rearward from the lever section of the metal member for engaging with the slit of the engagement structure of the plastic member, thereby retaining the plastic member with the metal member, and wherein the engagement structure includes an arch-like protrusion under the locking bead for engaging with the notch in the side edge of the module thereby prohibiting a front-to-end movement of the module with regard to the housing.