Patent ID: 7744398

Claim:
A locking clip for securing a surface-mount header and at least one plug connector in mating engagement with one another, each plug connector including a detent tab, the locking clip comprising: a top wall including a recess for each plug connector; a rear wall extending downwardly from the top wall; a pair of laterally spaced side walls extending downwardly from the top wall; and a plurality of laterally spaced catch members extending downwardly from the top wall, each catch member having an upwardly facing catch surface, the catch surfaces of the plurality of catch members being open in forward and rearward directions and in a same lateral direction; wherein the rear wall engages a rear portion of the surface-mount header to restrict forward displacement of the locking clip, the pair of side walls engage opposite sides of the at least one plug connector to restrict lateral displacement of the locking clip, and the plurality of catch members each engage a corresponding lead pin of the surface-mount header to restrict upward displacement of the locking clip; and wherein each recess of the top wall receives the detent tab of a respective plug connector to prevent separation of the at least one plug connector from the surface-mount header.