Patent · US Expired

Means for locking a circuit board to a connector

US4204722A · kind A · utility

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3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 31, 1978
Grant dateMay 27, 1980
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 31, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K7/1069
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical connector on which a first circuit board is mounted has a series of contact elements therein each with an end portion that projects from the connector, the end portion being soldered to a second circuit board. The connector has a slit parallel to each of the peripheral edges thereof. The slit is separated by bridge portions to form a plurality of openings. The locking means is provided with a protruded edge that engages with the surface of the first circuit board and hook portions each of which can be inserted into a corresponding opening and slid therein for preventing separation of the first circuit board and the connector.

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