Electrical connector
US6210220A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 10, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/658
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical connector of the present invention comprises an insulative housing, a front shell, a pair of locking posts and a pair of integral-formed boardlocks. The insulative housing defines a pair of receiving recesses for engaging with the pair of boardlocks. Each receiving recess comprises a first slot and a second slot separated by a retaining body formed by the housing in the receiving recess. The pair of boardlocks each comprise a body section defining a screw portion used to function as a nut, a resilient section received in the first slot and abutting a rearward surface of a front wall of the housing, which is used to function as a washer, and a board-locking section retained in the second slot. Thus the boardlocks are adapted for simplifying the manufacture and assembly thereof and reducing the cost of production, compared with the prior art.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.