US6722919B2
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Electrical connector fixture and electrical connector using same
Assignee: Molex LLC
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Filing: 2003-02-04
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Granted: 2004-04-20
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Expires: 2023-02-04
Abstract
Abstract The present invention discloses a connector fixture, comprising a connector and a holding member; wherein the holding member forms a space for accommodating the connector, and the holding member on each of its left and right sides has one or more fixing surfaces extended upward, such that the end of the signal terminal of the connector is also bent upward to keep the connector in a positive plug-in direction when the connector is installed at the bottom of the circuit board.
Inventors
- 👤 Tung-Chang Lin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 22:25
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/46; H01R13/502; H01R13/506; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/7005; H01R12/7011; H01R12/707; H01R13/516
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
114 words
A connector fixture, comprising: a connector, the connector including an insulating housing, the insulating housing including a plurality of terminals for making electrical contact with a circuit board; and a holding member, the holding member forming a space for accommodating the connector, and the holding member on each of its left and right sides having at least one fixing surface extended upward so that when the connector is placed within the holding member the orientation of the connector is the same when the connector is installed on a bottom of the circuit board as when the connector is installed on a top surface of the circuit board without the use of the holding member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
114 words
A connector fixture, comprising: a connector, the connector including an insulating housing, the insulating housing including a plurality of terminals for making electrical contact with a circuit board; and a holding member, the holding member forming a space for accommodating the connector, and the holding member on each of its left and right sides having at least one fixing surface extended upward so that when the connector is placed within the holding member the orientation of the connector is the same when the connector is installed on a bottom of the circuit board as when the connector is installed on a top surface of the circuit board without the use of the holding member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The connector fixture of claim 1 , wherein said fixing surfaces are disposed separately on the left and right sides of the holding member and extend upward.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The connector fixture of claim 1 , further comprising a blocking section and a latching section in the holding member for blocking and latching the connector within the holding member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The connector fixture of claim 3 , including a compressing section in the holding member for tightly holding the connector.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
60 words
The connector fixture of claim 3 , wherein said blocking section comprises a blocking member, each protruded from the inner side of the left and right sides of the holding member; and a groove is disposed at the rear edge of the left and right sides of the connector corresponding to the two blocking members for receiving the blocking member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
53 words
The connector fixture of claim 3 , wherein said latching section comprises two brackets bent towards the space in the holding member and disposed separately on the left and right sides of the holding member, forming a groove on the left and right sides of the connector for individually latching the two brackets.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
53 words
The connector fixture of claim 3 , wherein said compressing section comprises two clipping plates disposed at the upper edge of the left and right sides of the holding member, and individually bent vertically inward from the left and right sides of the holding member to press the upper end of the connector.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
53 words
The connector fixture of claim 3 , wherein said compression section comprises two wrapping plates, individually disposed at the upper edge of the left and right sides of the holding member, and the two wrapping plates are bent inward and coupled with each other to press against the upper end of the connector.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
47 words
The connector fixture of claim 3 , wherein said blocking section comprises at least one blocking plate disposed at the rear edge of the lower end of the holding member, such that the blocking plate is bent upward to press against the rear surface of the connector.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The connector fixture of claim 9 , wherein said holding member at its lower end has an opening being formed on the blocking plate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
44 words
The connector fixture of claim 3 , wherein said latching section comprises two brackets disposed at the lower end of the holding member and bent towards the space in the holding member to form a groove on the connector for latching the two brackets.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
38 words
The connector fixture of claim 11 , wherein said connector at its external side of the lower end has two parallel guiding grooves corresponding to the two brackets for guiding the connector to couple with the holding member.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
29 words
The connector fixture of claim 1 , wherein the connector has a socket and wherein the holding member has a support section disposed above the socket of the connector.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
32 words
The connector fixture of claim 1 , wherein said support section forms a support surface by individually bending the front end of the left and right sides of the holding member upward.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
49 words
The connector fixture of claim 13 , wherein said support section comprises two supporting plates being coupled with each other, and individually extending outward from the left and right sides at the front end of the holding member so that the two supporting plates constitute a high level platform.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
41 words
The connector fixture of claim 13 , wherein said support section has a concave opening disposed at the middle part of the inner edge on the upper end of the socket of the connector to form a protruded “n” shaped member.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
101 words
A connector fixture, comprising: a connector, for receiving a plug being plugged into the connector at the bottom of a circuit board in a positive direction, and the end of the signal terminal of the connector being bent upward and electrically coupled with the circuit board, the connector including an shield about a housing of the connector; and a holding member, separate from the shield about the housing of the connector, forming a space for accommodating the connector, and the holding member on each of its left and right sides having at least one fixing surface coupled to the circuit board.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
101 words
A connector fixture, comprising: a connector, for receiving a plug being plugged into the connector at the bottom of a circuit board in a positive direction, and the end of the signal terminal of the connector being bent upward and electrically coupled with the circuit board, the connector including an shield about a housing of the connector; and a holding member, separate from the shield about the housing of the connector, forming a space for accommodating the connector, and the holding member on each of its left and right sides having at least one fixing surface coupled to the circuit board.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
34 words
The connector fixture of claim 17 , wherein said fixing surfaces are disposed separately on the left and right sides of the holding member and extended upward to be coupled onto the circuit board.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
30 words
The connector fixture of claim 17 , further comprising a blocking section and a latching section in the holding member for blocking and latching the connector within the holding member.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
47 words
The connector fixture of claim 19 , wherein said blocking section comprises at least one blocking plate disposed at the rear edge of the lower end of the holding member, such that the blocking plate is bent upward to press against the rear surface of the connector.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 2007-04-20 | 2007-10-20 | 2008-04-20 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2011-04-20 | 2011-10-20 | 2012-04-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2015-04-20 | 2015-10-20 | 2016-04-20 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |