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US5044988A
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Mounting device for electrical connectors
Assignee: AMP Japan Ltd
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Filing: 1990-08-24
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Granted: 1991-09-03
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Expires: 2010-08-24
Abstract
Abstract A mounting device (14, 21, 23, 100) separate from a connector housing (11) for mounting the connector (10) onto a circuit board (13, 20). The device (14, 21, 23) includes a pair of legs (16, 102) or clips (21a) for engaging the circuit board (13, 20) and a retention section (17, 24, 25, 101) for engaging the connector housing (11).
Inventors
- 👤 Naohiro Hirayama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 09:46
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/71; H01R12/712; H01R12/50; H01R12/51; H01R12/55; H01R12/57; H01R12/75
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
67 words
An electrical connector for mounting onto a circuit board, comprising: a dielectric housing having electrical contacts secured therein and including engaging-section means along a bottom wall of said housing; mounting device means including mounting means for mounting the mounting device means onto the circuit board and retention means for latchable engagement with said engaging section means of said housing thereby mounting the connector onto the circuit board.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
67 words
An electrical connector for mounting onto a circuit board, comprising: a dielectric housing having electrical contacts secured therein and including engaging-section means along a bottom wall of said housing; mounting device means including mounting means for mounting the mounting device means onto the circuit board and retention means for latchable engagement with said engaging section means of said housing thereby mounting the connector onto the circuit board.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
An electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said engaging section means comprise sections having apertures therethrough extending outwardly from and along the bottom wall of said housing at spaced locations thereof, said retention means being secured in said apertures.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
An electrical connector as claimed in claim 2, wherein upper walls of said sections have step portions engaged by lances of said retention means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
50 words
An electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said mounting means are plates having vertical slits thereby defining legs which have tapered sections along outer edges, said plates being insertable into rectangular-shaped apertures in the circuit board with the tapered sections engaging a bottom surface of the circuit board.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
An electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said mounting device means have a J-shape so as to be clipped onto an edge of the circuit board at spaced locations.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
An electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said mounting means is a plate extending between said retention means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
An electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said retention means is a box-shaped member in which said housing is disposed including lances extending upwardly from a lower wall of said box-shaped member engaging said engaging-section means of said housing.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1994-09-02 | 1995-03-04 | 1995-09-03 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1998-09-02 | 1999-03-04 | 1999-09-03 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2002-09-02 | 2003-03-04 | 2003-09-03 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |