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US 4,907,987 AGranted
Connector with barbed boardlock
AssigneeAMP Incorporated
InventorsGeorge H. Douty, David J. Fabian, Timothy L. Kocher, Joseph R. Reagan
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AssigneeAMP Incorporated
InventorsGeorge H. Douty, David J. Fabian, Timothy L. Kocher, Joseph R. Reagan
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An electrical connector (20) for mounting to a printed circuit board (24) includes a boardlock (22) secured thereto by an interference fit. The boardlock (22) has a first portion (58) including means for securing the boardlock (22) to the connector housing (26) and a second portion (68). The second portion (68) comprises spring means (72,74) extending from the first portion (58) to an end (80) beyond the mounting face (30) for reception in a boardlock receiving aperture (56) in the printed circuit board (24). The spring means (72,74) have a slot (70) therebetween and barb means (84) thereon with the barb means (84) positioned along the spring means (72,74) between the first portion (58) and the end (80) to engage wall means (92) of the boardlock receiving aperture (56).
An electrical connector for mounting to a printed circuit board, comprising:
An electrical connector as recited in claim wherein the spring means comprise a pair of springs, said springs defining an elongate slot therebetween.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.