US5797769A
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Electrical connector with boardlock
Assignee: Molex LLC
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Filing: 1996-06-18
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Granted: 1998-08-25
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Expires: 2016-06-18
Abstract
Abstract An electrical connector includes a dielectric housing having a front mating face, a rear terminating face, a bottom mounting face and a plurality of terminal-receiving passages extending rearwardly of the front mating face. A plurality of terminals are received in the passages. A stamped and formed metal boardlock is mounted on the housing and includes a generally planar mounting plate disposed generally parallel to the front mating face of the housing. A pair of locking legs are formed out of a bottom edge of the mounting plate and project below the bottom mounting face of the housing for insertion into an appropriate hole in the printed circuit board. One of the locking legs is generally coplanar with the mounting plate and has a locking portion formed generally perpendicular to the mounting plate and, in turn, perpendicular to the front mating face of the housing. The other locking leg is generally flat and L-shaped in a plane generally perpendicular to the mounting plate.
Inventors
- 👤 Tsung-Lin Yang
- 👤 Jiunn-Ren Chen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 05:01
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/7005; H01R12/7011; H01R12/7064; H01R12/71; H01R12/712; H01R12/716; H01R12/72; H01R12/722; H01R12/724
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
158 words
An electrical connector, comprising: a dielectric housing having a front mating face, a rear terminating face, a bottom mounting face and a plurality of terminal-receiving passages extending rearwardly of the front mating face, the bottom mounting face being adapted for surface mounting to a printed circuit board; a plurality of terminals received in said passages; and a stamped and formed metal boardlock mounted on the housing and including a generally planar mounting plate disposed generally parallel to the front mating face of the housing, a pair of locking legs formed out of a bottom edge of the mounting plate and projecting below the bottom mounting face of the housing for insertion into a hole in the printed circuit board, and at least one of the locking legs being generally coplanar with the mounting plate and having a locking portion formed generally perpendicular to the mounting plate and, in turn, perpendicular to the front mating face of the housing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
158 words
An electrical connector, comprising: a dielectric housing having a front mating face, a rear terminating face, a bottom mounting face and a plurality of terminal-receiving passages extending rearwardly of the front mating face, the bottom mounting face being adapted for surface mounting to a printed circuit board; a plurality of terminals received in said passages; and a stamped and formed metal boardlock mounted on the housing and including a generally planar mounting plate disposed generally parallel to the front mating face of the housing, a pair of locking legs formed out of a bottom edge of the mounting plate and projecting below the bottom mounting face of the housing for insertion into a hole in the printed circuit board, and at least one of the locking legs being generally coplanar with the mounting plate and having a locking portion formed generally perpendicular to the mounting plate and, in turn, perpendicular to the front mating face of the housing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The electrical connector of claim 1 wherein the other of said pair of locking legs is generally flat and L-shaped in a plane generally perpendicular to the mounting plate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
65 words
The electrical connector of claim 2 wherein said other of the pair of locking legs includes a first portion projecting rearwardly of the mounting plate and a second portion projecting downwardly of a distal end of the first portion for insertion into the hole in the printed circuit board, the first and second portions being coplanar in a plane generally perpendicular to said mounting plate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
The electrical connector of claim 3 wherein said first portion of the other of said pair of locking legs is bent at a proximal end thereof in a direction generally parallel to the bottom mounting face of the dielectric housing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The electrical connector of claim 1 wherein said dielectric housing includes a forwardly projecting mating portion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The electrical connector of claim 1 wherein said dielectric housing is elongated, and including one of said boardlocks mounted at each opposite end of the elongated housing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
141 words
An asymmetrical electrical connector, comprising: a dielectric housing having a front mating face, a rear terminating face, a bottom mounting face and a plurality of terminal-receiving passages extending rearwardly of the front mating face, the bottom mounting face being adapted for mounting to a printed circuit board; a plurality of terminals received in said passages; and a stamped and formed metal boardlock mounted on the housing and including a generally planar mounting plate disposed generally parallel to the front mating face of the housing, a pair of locking legs formed out of a bottom edge of the mounting plate and projecting below the bottom mounting face of the housing for insertion into a hole in the printed circuit board, and at least one of the locking legs being generally flat and L-shaped in a plane generally perpendicular to the mounting plate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
141 words
An asymmetrical electrical connector, comprising: a dielectric housing having a front mating face, a rear terminating face, a bottom mounting face and a plurality of terminal-receiving passages extending rearwardly of the front mating face, the bottom mounting face being adapted for mounting to a printed circuit board; a plurality of terminals received in said passages; and a stamped and formed metal boardlock mounted on the housing and including a generally planar mounting plate disposed generally parallel to the front mating face of the housing, a pair of locking legs formed out of a bottom edge of the mounting plate and projecting below the bottom mounting face of the housing for insertion into a hole in the printed circuit board, and at least one of the locking legs being generally flat and L-shaped in a plane generally perpendicular to the mounting plate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
66 words
The asymmetrical electrical connector of claim 7 wherein said other of the pair of locking legs includes a first portion projecting rearwardly of the mounting plate and a second portion projecting downwardly of a distal end of the first portion for insertion into the hole in the printed circuit board, the first and second portions being coplanar in a plane generally perpendicular to said mounting plate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
41 words
The asymmetrical electrical connector of claim 8 wherein said first portion of the other of said pair of locking legs is bent at a proximal end thereof in a direction generally parallel to the bottom mounting face of the dielectric housing.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
The asymmetrical electrical connector of claim 7 wherein said dielectric housing includes a forwardly projecting mating portion.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
28 words
The asymmetrical electrical connector of claim 7 wherein said dielectric housing is elongated, and including one of said boardlocks mounted at each opposite end of the elongated housing.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2005-08-24 | 2006-02-23 | 2006-08-25 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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