Patent ID: 6176725
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector for electrical connection to a mother board and for receiving a daughter board, said connector comprising:dielectric housing having a board-accommodating recess extending therealong in which an edge of the daughter board is to be accommodated;electrical contacts mounted in the dielectric housing and having contact sections for electrical connection to the daughter board and connection sections for electrical connection to the mother board when the dielectric housing is mounted on said mother board; andmetal latch members mounted in the dielectric housing adjacent respective ends of the board-accommodating recess and having connection sections for electrical connection to a ground path on the mother board, said metal latch members having board-holding members for engaging a surface of the daughter board and holding the daughter board at a second angle after the edge of the daughter board has been inserted into the board-accommodating recess at a first angle and then moved to the second angle, and said metal latch members having resilient contact sections for electrical connection to a grounding path on the daughter board.