Patent ID: 6089896
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
Connection apparatus for mounting on a board and for receiving a plug that has opposite sides with keys, comprising:a receptacle that includes a body of molded polymer material and a pair of first clips of metal, said body having a lower surface for substantially lying on said board and said receptacle having laterally opposite sides that each forms at least an upper wall of a key-receiving slot for receiving one of said keys under one of said slot upper walls;each of said first clips lies at one of said laterally opposite sides of said receptacle and has a clip part forming a portion of the upper slot wall thereat;each of said clips has a largely downwardly projecting part for mounting on said board independently of said body, so that an upward force applied by either ones of said keys to a corresponding one of said slot upper walls can be withstood in part by a clip that lies at a corresponding one of said sides of said receptacle, with the force withstood by the clip being transmitted by the clip directly to the board.