Back to results
US 5,334,048 AGranted
Electrical connector with board retention device
AssigneeThe Whitaker Corporation
InventorsMichael D. Bowers, Robert E. Klinger, Mark R. Thumma, David P. Wike
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A panel mount connector (10) has a housing (20) with a first mounting surface or shoulder (42) and a mounting post (30) extending therefrom. The mounting post (30) has a deformable web (50) which is deformed as the housing (20) is inserted onto the panel (12), so that the deformable web (50) and first mounting surface (42) cooperate to maintain the connector (10) in position on the panel (12).
Claims18
A panel mount electrical connector comprising:
- a first mounting surface and at least one mounting post extending therefrom, the first mounting surface is a shoulder provided on the at least one mounting post, the mounting post has a deformable web and the shoulder cooperate to maintain the connector in position on the panel.
A panel mount electrical connector comprising:
- a first mounting post extending therefrom;
- the mounting post has a deformable web and a latching projection which are integrally molded thereon, the deformable web has a thinner cross-section than the latching projection;
- a mounting surface provided on the panel mount connector;
- whereby upon full insertion of the post into an aperture in the panel, the web is permanently deformed by an edge of the aperture to maintain the connector in position on the panel.
1 more element
A printed circuit board electrical connector comprising:
- a first mounting surface;
- at least one mounting post, the at least one mounting post has a deformable web proximate a free end thereof, the free end is configured to be resilient to allow the free end to be deflected to a stressed position as a portion of the at least one mounting post engages a side wall of an opening of a mountable printed circuit board and to return to an unstressed position as the portion of the at least one mounting post is moved beyond the printed circuit board;
- whereby the deformable web is moved into engagement with the printed circuit board causing the deformable web to be deformed as it engages the underside of the printed circuit board.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.