Patent ID: 6527576
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A socket for a printed board comprising:a housing having a groove shaped insertion opening for printed board insertion; a plurality of spring connectors within said insertion opening that protrude from a pair of opposing walls that surround said insertion opening and form a line of contact points in the lengthwise direction of said insertion opening; a pair of external deformable latch arms that respectively extend from said housing on both lengthwise ends of said insertion opening; and a pair of engaging parts that engage said printed board at said latch arms by resisting the urging force due to a spring contact; and wherein each said latch arms are reinforced by a metal reinforcing member that supports said latch arms from the outside, each of said latch arms and said reinforcing members being integrally formed into a combined latch arm and reinforcing member, and said housing comprising an overmolded housing member which is overmolded onto a portion of each of said combined latch arms and reinforcing members to form a stationary connection at said portion, and wherein said combined latch arms and reinforcing members are resiliently deflectable relative to said housing.