Patent ID: 6475017
Filing Date: 2002-11-05
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector comprising:an insulative housing comprising a base, longitudinally spaced apart opposite end portions and laterally spaced apart upstanding opposite sides; a plurality of electrical terminals mounted in the insulative housing; and a pair of latches each comprising a latching portion adapted for latching to a complementary mating component, an assembling portion and a transitional portion therebetween, the assembling portions being pivotally assembled to the base of the insulative housing and being engageable with the base to locate the electrical connector at a fixed position and an open position, respectively, wherein each of the end portions of the insulative housing defines a slot recessed from a bottom face of the base, and the assembling portions of the latches each have a pivotal section received in the slot of the end portion; wherein the insulative housing comprises a projection extending downwardly beneath each slot to retain the pivotal section in the slot; wherein the slot extends uninterruptedly through the housing and the pivotal section extends through the slot uninterruptedly; wherein the assembling portion comprises a pair of spaced leg sections extending from opposite sides of a lower section of each transitional portion and connected by the pivotal section, the leg sections of each assembling portion overlying opposite sides of the end portion of the insulative housing; wherein the base comprises a pair of barbs to engage with the leg sections to locate the electrical connector at the fixed position; wherein the base comprises a pair of tabs to engage with the leg sections to locate the electrical connector at the open positions; wherein each transitional portion is a trapezoid-shaped plate, and the latching portion extends upwardly from an upper section of the transitional portion and is generally inwardly curved; wherein each latch is stamped from a metal sheet and the transitional portion is formed between the latching portion and the assembling portion so as to reinforce the latch.