Patent ID: 6837730
Filing Date: 2005-01-04
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector for connecting a module to a printed circuit board, the connector comprising: a housing having vertical side walls defining a slot for receiving a module therein; terminals mounted in the housing and in communication with the slot; mounting platforms provided at opposite ends of the vertical side walls, the mounting platforms not being integral with the housing, each mounting platform including a horizontal section which is perpendicular to the vertical side walls of the housing and a vertical section which is perpendicular to the horizontal section, the horizontal section being capable of being seated against a printed circuit board; and latches directly connected to the vertical sections of the respective mounting platforms, the latches capable of releasably holding the module, wherein when forces are applied to the latches by insertion of the module, the forces are transmitted from the vertical sections of the mounting platforms to the horizontal sections of the mounting platforms.