Connector assembly
US6095853A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/727
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A connector assembly includes an insulative unitary housing defining an upper section and a lower section wherein each section defines a plurality of passageways for allowing a corresponding number of contacts extending therethrough for receipt within the mating port thereof. A pair of side walls are provided on two lengthwise opposite ends of the housing wherein the upper portion of each side wall is shorter than the lower portion thereof. The upper portion defines an upper boardlock receiving region and the lower portion defines a lower boardlock receiving region whereby both of the upper boardlock and the lower boardlock have mounting legs extending downward out of the bottom surface of the housing for reaching the PC board on which the connector assembly is mounted and wherein the leg of the lower boardlock is aligned with and in front of that of the upper boardlock in a front-to-end direction. A spacer is positioned in a space defined between such pair of side walls and includes a plurality of apertures for vertical alignment of the contact tails of both the upper section and the lower section.
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