Board mounted connector
US6386911B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 18, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/7064
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A connector is mounted on a circuit board by a pair of elongated fasteners (23) that each have a connector end (29) that is fixed to the connector housing and a board mount end (28) that is fixed in mount holes (80) in the circuit board. The board mount ends of the fasteners are press fit into circuit board holes as the termination ends (42) of the connector contacts are inserted into plated holes in the board. Each fastener is attached to the connector by passing the connector end of the fastener through a hole (24) in a plate-like metal wing (74) of the connector and then press fitting the connector end of the fastener to the wing. The fastener has an elongated pin-like middle portion (26) that can be bent 90° so most of the connector can lie beyond an edge (70, 72) of the circuit board and partly in the plane of the circuit board.
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