Electrical header connector fastening bracket

Claim 1

A sheet metal bracket for attaching an electrical header connector to a printed circuit board comprising: a body portion that has a retaining means at each lateral end in the form of a runner that is shaped to provide two lock tangs, each runner having a front end that is reversely bent to form a front lock tang that slopes rearwardly and downwardly and a rear end that is depressed and bent to form a rear lock tang that slopes rearwardly and upwardly, the lock tangs being resilient whereby the lock tangs depress slightly when the runners are pushed into narrow longitudinal slots of an electrical header connector or the like to allow easy assembly of the sheet metal bracket to the electrical header connector and after assembly dig into opposite surfaces in the slots to strongly resist any attempt to pull the runners out of slots whereby the sheet metal bracket is adapted to be securely fastened to the electrical header connector, and the body portion further including at least one spring clip disposed between the runners for attaching the electrical header connector to a printed circuit board, the spring clip being formed by two cantilevered fingers that are bent perpendicularly to a base forming part of the body portion, the fingers having curved upper portions that are shaped to fit in a round hole, the upper end of each finger being slit parallel to the base to separate an upper end portion that is bent radially outwardly to form a retention barb.