Patent ID: 6379168
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector comprising:an insulative housing defining a slot adapted to receive a circuit board in a vertical direction thereof, the housing defining a cavity in a side surface thereof, conductive contacts retained in the housing for being electrically engageable with the circuit board; a switching button comprising first and second side sections connected to each other and extending away from;each other in such a way to be inclined with respect to each other, the button being received in the cavity and coupled thereto by a rotation joint to allow the button to be rotatable between a first position where the first side section is moved into the cavity while the second side section is moved out of the cavity and a second position where the second side section is moved into the cavity while the first side section is moved out of the cavity; and a latch pin extending from the first side section wherein when the button is at the first position, the latch pin is adapted to engage with a notch defined in the circuit board to secure the circuit board in the connector and when the button is at the second position, the latch pin is adapted to disengage from the notch to release the circuit board; wherein the rotation joint comprises a socket formed inside the cavity and a pivot formed on the connection between the side sections of the button, the pivot being rotatable received and retained in the socket; wherein a pivot axis of said button extends along said vertical direction.