Latching device for locking a daughter board in an edge connector
US7717727B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 2, 2009 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 2, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/648
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A latching device includes a base member of insulating material including a bridge portion and a pair of board-connecting portions connected by the bridge portion; a metallic latching member located at a front face of the bridge portion of the base member and including a latching portion toward a top face of the board-connecting portion; a metallic grounding member including a bridge portion and a pair of connecting portions extending downwards from two opposite ends of the bridge portion; each connecting portion including a first retaining portion and a second retaining portion and retained in corresponding slots defined on a rear face of the board-connecting portion. The grounding member is secured to a rear of the base member, the first retaining portion is located higher than the second retaining portion.
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