Patent ID: 6974344
Filing Date: 2005-12-13
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector assembly for mounting on a surface of a circuit board, comprising: a first connector including a first dielectric housing fixed to the surface of the circuit board, and a plurality of conductive terminals mounted on the housing and electrically connected to appropriate circuit traces on the surface of the board; a second connector mateable with the first connector in a mating direction generally perpendicular to the surface of the circuit board, the second connector including a second dielectric housing mateable with the first dielectric housing, a plurality of conductive terminals mounted on the second housing for engaging the terminals of the first connector when the connectors are mated, and at least one locking post on the second dielectric housing insertable into and lockable with a locking aperture in the circuit board generally parallel to said mating direction when the connectors are mated, whereby extraneous forces applied to the second connector are passed directly to the circuit board to prevent the extraneous forces from passing through the terminals of the first connector where they are electrically connected to circuit traces on the surface of the circuit board; and complementary interengaging latch means between said first and second connectors locking the connectors together when the connectors are mated.