Patent ID: 6083041
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: H01R,H02B,Y10S

Abstract:
An electrical arrangement, comprising:a panel of an electronic device extending in a plane with an opening defined therein, said panel forming two pairs of latching members projecting therefrom and located near a periphery of the opening;an electrical connector attached to the panel including:a housing comprising a mating surface, an opposite connecting surface and a cavity disposed in the mating surface, the housing further defining two pairs of connecting channels in top and bottom walls thereof corresponding to the two pairs of latching members of the panel and receiving and engaging corresponding latching members at a position where the connecting and mating surfaces are located outside the opening; anda connector device received in the cavity of the housing, said connector device defining a receiving chamber for receiving a mating connector in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the panel.