Patent ID: 8187031
Filing Date: 2012-05-29
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing having a mating face, a mounting face, a pair of side walls, an elongated central slot recessed downwardly from the mating face, a first end wall and a second end wall, the central slot being positioned between the side walls, the first end wall and the second end wall, the side walls including a plurality of passageways communicating with the central slot; a plurality of contacts being retained in the passageways respectively and protruding into the central slot; a metal board lock attached to the first end wall; a retainer attached to the first end wall for locking with a corresponding card; wherein the board lock is constantly sandwiched between the retainer and the first end wall, wherein the first end wall includes an outer plate on an outer side thereof and an inner plate on an inner side thereof along a lengthwise direction of the housing, wherein the first end wall defines a cavity to retain the retainer, the cavity includes a retention groove extending along a height direction of the housing and defined between the outer plate and the inner plate, the retainer comprises a vertical plate retained in the retention groove, wherein the board lock has a base portion which is also received in the retention groove to be sandwiched between the vertical plate and the inner plate along the lengthwise direction, wherein the cavity includes a pair of slits communicating with the retention groove, the slits are positioned on opposite sides of the central slot along a width direction of the housing, the board lock has a pair of curved portions extending inwardly along the lengthwise direction to be retained in the slits correspondingly.