Patent ID: 6386910
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector adapted for mounting on a printed circuit board, comprising:an insulator housing having a longitudinally extending base portion with two opposite ends, a mating portion disposed between said opposite ends and projecting from said base portion in a transverse direction relative to said base portion, and two retaining extensions extending respectively from said opposite ends of said base portion, each of said retaining extensions including a lower part that is formed with a retaining slot extending in a lateral direction relative to said base portion and that has a top retaining wall disposed above and defining a top end of said retaining slot, a bottom retaining wall disposed below and defining a bottom end of said retaining slot, and a bottom opening formed in said bottom retaining wall and communicated spatially with said retaining slot, said mating portion having a plurality of terminal passages formed therein; a pair of board locking members, each having an inserting portion disposed in a respective one of said retaining slots, and a locking peg projecting downwardly from said inserting portion through a respective one of said bottom openings, said inserting portions of said board locking members respectively abutting against said top retaining walls within said retaining slots when said locking pegs are pushed upwardly; and a plurality of terminals fittingly and respectively mounted in said terminal passages in said mating portion; each of said retaining extensions further including an upper part extending upwardly from one end of said lower part, each of said retaining slots having one end opening at said end of the respective one of said lower parts, and each of said board locking members further includes a stem portion extending upwardly from one end of said inserting portion and attached to said upper part of the respective one of said retaining extensions; said upper part of each of said retaining extensions having a front face co-planar with a front face of said base portion, said stem portion of each of said board locking members being attached to said front face of the respective one of said upper parts, said mating portion projecting from said front face of said base portion; said upper part of each of said retaining extensions having a top end formed with a mounting slot that extends in the transverse direction, each of said board locking members further including a hooking tongue projecting from said stem portion into said mounting slot in said top end of the respective one of said upper parts.