Patent ID: 6346007
Filing Date: 2002-02-12
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A method of mounting a connector of a pair of connectors that are respectively mounted on a stationary panel and a movable panel, and that engage with one another, a first connector of the pair of connectors being directly fixed to one of the stationary panel and the movable panel, a second connector of the pair of the connectors being movably mounted on the other of the stationary panel and the movable panel via a spring, said method comprising:integrating said second connector with a base plate to form an assembly, prior to mounting of the base plate on one of the stationary panel and the movable panel, by using a bolt provided with said spring prior to mounting said second connector on the one of the stationary panel and the movable panel, said base plate being provided between said second connector and one of the stationary panel and the movable panel, said assembly comprising: said second connector having a flange portion that extends from an outer periphery of said second connector, said flange portion having a first through hole, said base plate having a second through hole that is aligned with said first through hole, and said bolt having the spring, being inserted into said first and second through holes; and fixing said base plate of said assembly to the one of the stationary panel and the movable panel so as to movably mount said second connector on the one of the stationary panel and the movable panel without further mounting operation of the second connector to one of the stationary panel and the movable panel after the fixing of said base plate.