Patent ID: 7402054
Filing Date: 2008-07-22
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A board-to-board connector, comprising: an insulating housing having a base plate, a pair of first sidewalls protruding upwards from opposite longwise sides of the base plate, a pair of second sidewalls protruding upwards from another opposite sides of the base plate, a central island portion protruding upwards from a center of the base plate, the central island portion keeping a certain distance to the first sidewalls and the second sidewalls for forming a periphery-receiving place between the central island portion and the first and second sidewalls, a fixing part formed as an integral part on an inside wall of the first sidewall exposed in the periphery-receiving place; and a plurality of terminals accommodated in the insulating housing, the terminals mounted in corresponding terminal-receiving passages arranged in the insulating housing, wherein the inside wall of the first sidewall has an interior wall section formed in a middle part of the first sidewall, and a concave section formed at the end of the interior wall section, wherein the concave sections of the first side wall are thinner than the interior wall section of the first side wall, and the fixing part is formed on the concave; and wherein the fixing part is a rectangular block with a longitudinal axis perpendicular with a longitudinal axis of the first side wall, the fixing part has a tapered arrow head with a smooth hook, and wherein the taper arrow head points upwards.