Patent ID: 7066756

Claim:
Connector means for connecting the contacts of a plug connector with the conductive members of a printed circuit board, comprising: (a) a printed circuit board ( 1 ) having a first planar surface supporting a row ( 3 ) of parallel spaced conductive members ( 2 ; 4 a , 4 b ); (b) a plug connector ( 6 ) including a housing ( 7 ) having a bottom wall carrying a row of resilient spring contacts ( 9 a , 9 b ) opposite said row of conductive members, respectively, said plug connector including a pair of end walls; and (c) fastening means fastening said plug connector with said printed circuit board to effect electrical contact between said spring contacts and said conductive members, respectively, said fastening means including: (1) a pair of attachment lugs ( 12 ) mounted in spaced relation on said printed circuit board first surface, the adjacent ends of said fastener lugs containing grooves ( 15 ), said plug connector being arranged between said attachment lugs with the ends thereof adjacent said attachment lugs, respectively; and (2) snap fastener means ( 14 , 17 ) for simultaneously fastening the ends of said plug connector to said attachment lugs and for compressing said resilient contacts into engagement with said conductive members, said snap fastener means including: (a) a pair of lateral fastener members ( 14 ) mounted in said grooves, respectively; and (b) a pair of leaf springs ( 17 ) mounted on the ends of said plug connector, respectively, said leaf springs being received in said grooves for engagement with said fastener member, respectively.