Patent ID: 7963803
Filing Date: 2011-06-21
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A battery connector, comprising: an insulating housing having a front surface, a rear surface opposite to the front surface, a top surface, a bottom surface opposite to the top surface, a right surface and a left surface opposite to the right surface, the top, bottom, right and left surfaces being defined between the front and rear surfaces of the insulating housing, comprising: a plurality of contact slits each of which extends from the rear surface to penetrate from the bottom surface to the front surface to form a common opening therebetween; and at least two fixing slits defined at the rear surface and penetrated the bottom surface; a plurality of contacts engaged into the contact slits of the insulating housing along a vertical direction, each of the contacts comprising: a contact plate protruded from the front surface; and a soldering leg protruded from the bottom surface; and at least two board locks engaged into the fixing slits along a horizontal direction, each of the board locks comprising: a pair of locking legs protruded from the bottom surface of the insulating housing; and a locking protrusion protruded outwardly from each of the locking leg; wherein each of the contact slits extends upward into the insulating housing to form an engaging channel along a direction from the bottom surface of the insulating housing toward the top surface thereof, each of the contacts further comprises a fixing plate engaged into the engaging channel, an engaging bulge protrudes within each of the fixing slits along another direction from the front surface of the insulating housing towards the rear surface thereof, and each of the board locks further comprises a pair of fixing fingers clipping the engaging bulge therebetween.