Patent ID: 6743028
Filing Date: 2004-06-01
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector for attaching a circuit board, comprising:a socket made of insulative material, comprising a groove, a row of signal contacts disposed within the groove, and a buckling element disposed on two ends of the socket; and two buckling arms made from conductive material with each buckling arm detachably attached to each one of the buckling elements of the socket, each buckling arm comprising an insertion portion, a resilient arm including an arch-shaped structure and a base plate arm extending from the insertion portion of the buckling arm, with a securing element disposed at a bottom edge of the resilient arm, wherein a positioning element is disposed at a distal end of the base plate, and wherein a space is formed between the base plate and the positioning element so that the resilient arm moves flexibly outwardly towards the base plate; and a connecting end of a circuit board obliquely inserted into the groove of the socket and then pressed downwards against the arch-shaped structure of the resilient arm and securely held between the resilient arms of the buckling arms.