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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 30, 1998
Patrick J Horan, Dover, NH (US);
Mark R Arsenault, Sanford, ME (US);
Wayne T Sortwell, Goffstown, NH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A connector holder assembly includes a printed circuit board and a support having a plurality of header openings, plug openings, and snaps. The openings are in communication with a plurality of cavities and a plurality of ribs extend into the cavities. A plurality of plug connectors are configured to be inserted into the cavities through the plug openings. The support and plug connectors are configured to be positioned on the printed circuit board. The snaps engage a plurality of snap openings on the printed circuit board and include a slot that allows flexure of the snaps during insertion into the snap openings.