Retention post for use with connector having elongated housing

Details Retention post for use with connector having elongated housing Retention post for use with connector having elongated housing

1994-09-29

1996-12-17

Paumen, Gary F.

Electrical connectors

With supporting means for coupling part

Comprising or for use with supporting panel

H01R 1373

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055847250

ABSTRACT:
An electrical connector (10) includes insulative elongated housing (12) and a plurality of contacts therein to electrically and mechanically connect a daughter board inserted in such connector (10) to a mother board (40) on which the connector (10) is seated. A pair of cavities (24) extend upwardly from a bottom surface (22) of the housing (12) proximate two opposite ends, in which a pair of corresponding posts (30) are installed. Each post (30) includes an upper retaining portion (32) embedded in such corresponding cavity (24) and a lower mounting portion (34) extending downwardly from the retaining portion (32) and adapted to be received within the corresponding hole (42) in the mother board (40). The mounting portion (34) of each post (30) has a cross-section of a circle without a segment wherein a secant of such segment of one post is designedly opposite to that of another post (30).

REFERENCES:
patent: 5178561 (1993-01-01), Lindeberg et al.
patent: 5366389 (1994-11-01), Kreutter

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