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Electrical connector with metal stiffeners

US6799978B2 · kind B2 · utility

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2Claims
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Filing dateJun 2, 2003
Grant dateOct 5, 2004
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Expiry dateJun 2, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K7/1007
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An LGA connector (1) includes a housing (11), a pair of stiffeners (10), a clip (12), and a lever (13). The housing includes a pair of side portions (116). Each side portion defines a retaining space (118) with an elongated protrusion (1182), two channels (1180, 1181), and an end portion (1184). Each stiffener is positioned in a corresponding retaining space of the housing and includes opposite first and second portions (102, 103), and a third portion (101). The first portion defines a plurality of mounting holes (106). An outer face of each side portion defines a plurality of thread holes (119) corresponding to the mounting holes of the stiffener. A plurality of screws (14) mechanically connects the stiffeners with the housing through the thread holes of the housing and the mounting holes of the stiffeners. As a result, a structure of the housing is reinforced.

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