Patent ID: 8616919

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: a dielectric leadframe housing defining a first outer engagement surface; a plurality of electrical contacts carried by the dielectric leadframe housing; an external electrical component including a body that defines a second outer engagement surface configured to be attached to the dielectric leadframe housing along a mating direction such that the first and second outer engagement surfaces face each other; and an attachment system including a first engagement member carried by the first outer surface of the dielectric leadframe housing and a second engagement member carried by the body of the external electrical component, the first and second engagement members configured to mate so as to lock the external electrical component to the leadframe housing, thereby resisting separation of the external electrical component from the leadframe housing, wherein the one of the first or second engagement member flexes along a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the mating direction as the external electrical component is attached to the dielectric leadframe housing.