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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2002
Jian Zhang, Kunsan, CN;
Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien, TW;
Abstract
An electrical connector assembly ( ) comprises an electric card ( ), an insulative housing ( ), an upper and lower rows of contacts ( ) accommodated in the housing, and a pair of securement devices ( ) assembled into the housing. The electric card defines a pair of through holes ( ) therein. The housing comprises a main body ( ) and a pair of support portions ( ). Each support portion defines a groove ( ) and a receiving hole ( ) defined in the support portion from a bottom face of the groove. The securement device comprises a base portion ( ), a protrusion ( ) protruding downwardly from the base portion for being received into the groove, and a pair of opposite legs ( ) extending downwardly from the protrusion. Each leg has an engaging face ( ) abutting against a lower face ( ) of the electric card to fix the electric card with the housing.