Patent ID: 7056133
Filing Date: 2006-06-06
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A surface mounted connector, comprising: an insulating housing having a mating section extending in a predetermined direction, a pair of end walls disposed at the ends of the mating section along the predetermined direction opposing each other, and a pair of side walls opposing each other and interconnecting the paired end walls; contacts arranged on the mating section in at least one row along the predetermined direction; and brackets attached to the ends of the insulating housing floating within a predetermined vertical range; the brackets each having an angled-U-shaped section that interconnects the paired side walls and soldering sections that are provided at the ends of the angled-U-shaped section configured to be soldered to the surface of the circuit board; wherein at least one of the pair of end walls and the pair of sidewalls each having a vertical movement restricting section that prevents the bracket from vertically moving beyond the predetermined vertical range.