Patent ID: 6027357
Filing Date: 2000-02-22
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
An electrical connector for interconnecting a daughter card to a mother board, the electrical connector comprising:a dielectric housing having a longitudinally elongated slot and a latch cavity;a plurality of contacts carried by the housing and engageable with contact pads on the daughter card when the daughter card is inserted into the slot in a first position and pivoted through an angle to a second position; anda latch member attached to the housing and having a latch tab engageable behind the daughter card to maintain the daughter card in the second position, the latch member having a first beam and a second beam, the first beam having a mounting portion stabilized in the latch cavity against longitudinal and lateral movement, the second beam having a locking tab engaged with the housing to secure the latch member against withdrawal from the housing,wherein the first beam includes an anti-overstress number, extending substantially perpendicular to the first beam, engageable behind a wall of the housing.