Patent ID: 7540770
Filing Date: 2009-06-02
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A first electrical connector adapted to be detachably connected to a mating electrical connector and to a substrate, where said first and mating electrical connectors have facing surfaces which are movable toward each other along a first axial directional between said facing surfaces when said electrical connectors are connected, said first electrical connector comprising: a. a longitudinal housing which has opposite ends and a plurality of electrical contacts mounted to said housing between said ends thereof, and has at each end a holding portion for guiding and securing said mating electrical connector to said first connector and for fixing said first electrical connector to a substrate, each of said holding portions comprising a pair of spaced-apart flanges (i) extending from said housing in said first axial direction, (ii) being elastically deflectable in a direction transverse of said first axial direction, and (iii) having facing spaced-apart holding surfaces respectively, and b. a fixture securable to each of said ends of said housing, each of said fixtures having a guide portion of generally U-shape cross-section comprising a central wall and a pair of opposite side walls having facing inner surfaces and oppositely facing outer surfaces, said guide portion of each of said fixtures attachable to one of said holding portions of said housing with said outer surfaces of said side walls of said guide part adjacent and engaging said holding surfaces of said flanges which are thereby elastically deflected, said fixture further comprising a substrate-engaging portion extending transversely of said axial direction.