Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
193 words
An electrical connector for mounting to a PC board, comprising: an insulative housing defining a plurality of passageways for receiving a corresponding number of contacts therein; each of said contacts including a retention section, a mating section and a tail section which extends downward toward said PC board; at least a boardlock including retention leg means disposed at one end of the housing; and an auxiliary alignment device including a plate having a plurality of holes extending therethrough in a vertical direction for allowing the corresponding tail sections of the contacts to extend therethrough, and at least a post extending downward from one end of said plate for receiving said leg means of the boardlock; wherein said plate includes at least a latch extending upward whereby the latch and the post extend in two opposite directions, and the auxiliary alignment device is attached to the housing from the bottom in the vertical direction; and wherein said post includes a groove vertically extending downward from a top surface of the plate and terminating adjacent to a bottom end of the post, and wherein the leg means of the boardlock is received within said groove.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
193 words
An electrical connector for mounting to a PC board, comprising: an insulative housing defining a plurality of passageways for receiving a corresponding number of contacts therein; each of said contacts including a retention section, a mating section and a tail section which extends downward toward said PC board; at least a boardlock including retention leg means disposed at one end of the housing; and an auxiliary alignment device including a plate having a plurality of holes extending therethrough in a vertical direction for allowing the corresponding tail sections of the contacts to extend therethrough, and at least a post extending downward from one end of said plate for receiving said leg means of the boardlock; wherein said plate includes at least a latch extending upward whereby the latch and the post extend in two opposite directions, and the auxiliary alignment device is attached to the housing from the bottom in the vertical direction; and wherein said post includes a groove vertically extending downward from a top surface of the plate and terminating adjacent to a bottom end of the post, and wherein the leg means of the boardlock is received within said groove.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The Connector as described in claim 1, wherein said groove forms slits on two sides of the post in a diametrical direction of a cross-section of said post.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The connector as described in claim 1, wherein said boardlock further includes a vertical section and a horizontal section, and wherein the boardlock is fixed to the housing through said vertical section.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
55 words
The connector as described in claim 1, wherein the retention section of each of the contact includes a pair of expansions a distance therebetween being larger than a cross-sectional dimension of the passageway before such contact is inserted into the passageway so as to retain the contact within the corresponding passageway in an interference fit.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
134 words
An alignment device for use with a connector having contact tails and at least on boardlock thereof for mounting on a PC board, comprising: a plate defining a plurality of holes extending therethrough in a vertical direction for aligning the contact tails of the connector; and at least a post downward extending at one end of the plate, said post including a groove extending vertically and forming at least a slit in a diametrical direction of a cross-section of the post for aligning leg means of the boardlock; wherein at least a latch extends upward from the plate for locking the alignment device to the connector whereby the latch and the post extend in two opposite directions, and the auxiliary alignment device is attached to the housing from the bottom in the vertical direction.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
134 words
An alignment device for use with a connector having contact tails and at least on boardlock thereof for mounting on a PC board, comprising: a plate defining a plurality of holes extending therethrough in a vertical direction for aligning the contact tails of the connector; and at least a post downward extending at one end of the plate, said post including a groove extending vertically and forming at least a slit in a diametrical direction of a cross-section of the post for aligning leg means of the boardlock; wherein at least a latch extends upward from the plate for locking the alignment device to the connector whereby the latch and the post extend in two opposite directions, and the auxiliary alignment device is attached to the housing from the bottom in the vertical direction.