Electrical header connector fastening bracket
US5079671A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 4, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 4, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/716
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical header connector is attached to a printed circuit board by a sheet metal bracket or brackets comprising a body portion that has retaining means at each lateral end in the form of runners that are inserted into narrow longitudinal slots of the electrical header connector and have lock tangs that dig into surfaces of the slots to securely fasten the sheet metal bracket to the electrical header connector. The body portion further including at least one spring clip disposed between the runners that is pushed into a hole of the printed circuit board to attach the electrical header connector to the printed circuit board. The sheet metal bracket may also include means for establishing an electrical ground connection between a ground wire and the printed circuit board.
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