Patent ID: 6227879
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical assembly comprising:an electrical connector positioned on a printed circuit board, said connector including:an insulative frame;a plurality of contacts extending through said frame in a front-to-back direction;a metal shield positioned under the frame with an ejection mechanism therein;a metal grounding shroud attached to the frame, said shroud defining a vertical wall covering vertical sections of the contacts therein, said shroud further including a plurality of board locks integrally extending downwardly from the vertical wall;said printed circuit board defining a plurality of passageways therein adjacent to a front edge thereof, and a plurality of board lock holes spaced relatively farther from said front edge than said passageways are; whereinthe vertical sections of the contacts extend through the corresponding passageways, respectively, and the board locks respectively extend through the corresponding board lock holes each with an engaging bar substantially latchably engaged with the printed circuit board at the corresponding board lock hole.