Surface mountable retention bracket for electrical connectors
US5704807A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 11, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/707
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A surface mountable retention bracket (40) for a connector assembly (10) having a housing (12) with outwardly extending mounting flanges (22), each flange (22) including two channels (26) extending therethrough to a mounting face (16), the channels (26) defining a retention tab (28) therebetween. The bracket (40) includes a base (42) securable to a circuit board (60); a pair of struts (44) extending upwardly from the base (42), the struts (44) being joined by a body section (46), the base (42), struts (44) and body section (46) together defining an opening (48) adapted to cooperate with the flange (22) to hold the bracket (40) on the housing (12). The struts (44) are bent intermediate the base (42) and the body section (46) such that the base (42) and the body section (46) are essentially at a right angle to each other. Upon inserting the bracket (40) into the channels (26) of the flange (22) and the retention tab (28) into the bracket opening (48), the retention bracket (40) is held in the housing (12) and in position for being soldered to the surface of the circuit board (60).
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