Patent ID: 7445485
Filing Date: 2008-11-04
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A plug-in module configured for latching engagement with a module receptacle adapted for mounting to a printed circuit board, comprising: a cover comprising opposite first sidewalls parallel to each other and a first flange; a base comprising opposite second sidewalls parallel to each other assembled to the first sidewalls of the cover and a second flange parallel spaced from the first flange; and a latch mechanism comprising: an actuator sliderably assembled to said first and second sidewalls of the base and the cover and comprising a pair of sliding arms formed with actuating ends on distal ends thereof and an operating portion connecting with the pair of sliding arms for being pulled to separate the plug-in module from the module receptacle; and a pull tape assembled to the operating portion for selectively being pulled to separate the plug-in module from the module receptacle; wherein the actuator is stiff and the pull tape is soft; wherein the cover defines an L-shape cutout adjacent to the first flange for preventing excessive insertion of the plug-in module into the module receptacle; wherein the operating portion of the actuator defines a slit therein; wherein the pull tape protrudes through the slit with opposite ends thereof attached to each other.