Patent ID: 6168468
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector mounted on a printed circuit board for mating with an external electrical component, comprising: an insulative housing including a plurality of receiving slots and a plurality of positioning grooves, each of the positioning grooves forming a plurality of bumps on opposite inner surfaces thereof; a plurality of conductive contacts being received in the receiving slots of the insulative housing and respectively defining at one end thereof a soldering section retained by the bumps of the positioning groove of the insulative housing; a metal shell covering the insulative housing and including a body section and a stabilization device supported on the printed circuit board to stand the body section off the printed circuit board; and a rear cover covering a rear port of the shell; wherein the positioning grooves are arranged transversely in a rear lower surface of the insulative housing; wherein the stabilization device is integrally formed from a bottom forward surface of the shell and comprises a latch leg and a stabilization tab; wherein the latch leg of the stabilization device is stamped and formed with the shell and extends vertically from the bottom surface of the shell; wherein the stabilization tab of the stabilization device is integrally stamped and formed on the latch leg and extends parallel to the bottom surface of the shell; wherein the body section of the shell defines a plurality of spring arms on outside surfaces thereof to clampingly engage an outside surface of the external electrical component; wherein the body section of the shell defines at least two boardlocks on opposite rear sides thereof for latching to the printed circuit board.