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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 24, 2001
Ming-Lun Szu, Tu-Chen, TW;
Hsiang-Ping Chen, Tu-Chen, TW;
Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien, TW;
Abstract
An electrical connector ( ) mounted on a circuit board ( ) comprises an insulative housing ( ) with a number of terminals ( ) retained therein, and a pair of board locks ( ) downwardly extending from the housing. Each board lock includes a connecting portion ( ) integrally connecting with the housing, a hook ( ) formed at a free end of the connecting portion for engaging with a bottom face ( ) of the circuit board, and a rib ( ) projecting from the connecting portion in a direction opposite to the extending direction of a free end ( ) of the hook for abutting against an inner wall ( ) of a corresponding through hole ( ) of the circuit board.