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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 1994
Filed:
May. 13, 1993
Jerry D Kachlic, Milpitas, CA (US);
Toh S Kiat, Singapore, SG;
Molex Incorporated, Lisle, IL (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector is adapted for mounting on a surface of a printed circuit board. The connector includes a dielectric housing mounting electrical terminals, with the housing being adapted for mounting on the surface of the board and the terminals establishing electrical connection to appropriate circuit means on the board. A hold-down clip is mounted on the housing and includes a leg portion projecting through a hole in the board with a hooked latch for engaging an opposite side of the board to secure the connector to the board. The hold-down clip is configured such that the leg portion is spring loaded to bias the hooked latch against the opposite side of the board and thereby accommodate printed circuit boards of varying thicknesses. A method of using such hold-down clip is also disclosed.