Patent ID: 9225115
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: H01R,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus to connect a first board to a second board, the apparatus comprising: the second board having a slot; a receptacle on the second board having a slot aligned with the slot in the second board; a plug connected to the first board, the plug inserted into the receptacle, the plug having a slot aligned with the slot in the receptacle; a first pliable layer located on the plug and having a slot aligned with the slot in the plug; a first stiffening piece located on the pliable layer and having a slot aligned the slot in the first pliable layer; and a retention key having a head in contact with the first stiffening piece, a shaft through the slots in the second board, receptacle, plug, first pliable layer, and first stiffening piece, and a locking tail below the second board and at an angle to the slot in the second board, wherein the first board is a flexible circuit board and the second board is a printed circuit board, and wherein the receptacle comprises a housing to support a plurality of contacts, where the contacts form electrical connections to traces on the second board.