Patent ID: 6241546
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electronic device comprising:a socket connector having a front connector mating portion adapted for mating with a complementary electrical connector, and a rear circuit connecting portion, said socket connector having opposite first and second walls;a housing having a side wall formed with a mounting hole, said mounting hole being larger than a cross-sectional size of said socket connector;a mounting frame disposed around said socket connector and extending through said mounting hole, said mounting frame including a looped frame part with an inner wall surface that confronts said connector mating portion of said socket connector;a socket retaining unit, provided on said socket connector and said mounting frame, for retaining said socket connector on said mounting frame, said socket retaining unit including a pair of resilient engaging members formed respectively on said first and second walls of said socket connector, and a pair of opposing engaging grooves formed in said inner wall surface of said looped frame Part for engaging resiliently and respectively said engaging members on said socket connector; anda frame retaining unit, provided on said mounting frame and said housing, for retaining said mounting frame on said housing.