Patent ID: 8083527

Claim:
A board-to-board connector pair, comprising: a first connector, the first connector including including: a first housing of a substantially rectangular shape, the first housing including a pair of spaced apart first sidewalls defining an elongated insertion receptacle with a central projection therein, a plurality of first terminal receiving cavities, each first terminal receiving cavity being spaced along the first housing, and a first lock receiving cavity at each end of the first housing, a plurality of first terminals, each first terminal being mounted in a respective first terminal receiving cavity, and a first reinforcing locking bracket, the first reinforcing locking bracket being mounted in each first lock receiving cavities; and a second connector, the second connector being adapted for mating with the first connector and including: a second housing of a substantially rectangular shape, the second housing including a pair of spaced apart second sidewalls defining an elongated channel therebetween, the elongated channel being configured to receive the central projection therein, a plurality of second terminal receiving cavities, each second terminal receiving cavity being spaced along the second housing, and a second lock receiving cavity at each end of the second housing, a plurality of second terminals, each second terminal being mounted in a respective second terminal receiving cavity and being configured to operatively mate with one of the first terminals, and a second reinforcing locking bracket, the second reinforcing locking bracket being mounted in each second lock receiving cavities; wherein: the first reinforcing locking brackets are planar members stamped from sheet metal and include a pair of first body parts, each first body part including a deflectable first locking arm and a first board mounting part for mounting to a first circuit member and being positioned on opposite sides of the insertion receptacle and secured to one of the sidewalls, and a relatively narrow and deflectable connecting member interconnecting the first body parts; and the second reinforcing locking brackets are planar members stamped from sheet metal and include a pair of locking parts, a bracket retention section for securing the second locking bracket to the second housing, and a second board mounting part for mounting to a second circuit member, each locking part being configured to lockingly engage one of the first locking arms to assist in securing the first and second connectors together.