Patent ID: 6371803
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector for mounting on a printed circuit board, comprising:a housing having a board-mounting face for mounting to the printed circuit board, two opposite side faces extendly upwardly from two sides of the board-mounting face, and a groove vertically defined in at least one of said side faces; and a boardlock comprising a retaining portion vertically received in the groove and interferentially engaging with the housing, a base portion perpendicularly extending from a lower portion of the retaining portion to a position beneath the board-mounting face, and including a post downwardly extending from the base portion for extending through the printed circuit board, and at least one wing extending upwardly from the base portion for abutting against the board-mounting face; wherein a pair of projections extends downwardly from opposites sides of lower portion of the retaining portion; wherein a gap is defined between the base portion and the projections.