Self-retaining board lock for electrical connector

A board lock adapted for securing an electrical connector to a printed circuit board, comprising:

• a pair of conjoint parts comprising a pair of base portions conjoint with each other at upper ends thereof, a pair of retention portions extending downwardly from corresponding base portions and adapted for engaging with the electrical connector, and a pair of legs extending downwardly from corresponding retention portions adapted for engaging with the printed circuit board the pair of legs being movable toward each other to decrease a distance therebetween along a direction of movement thereof and to cause a relative movement between the pair of retention portions away from each other along the direction of movement;
• wherein
• the pair of conjoint parts of the board lock is identical but oriented in opposite directions to be mirror images of each other;
• wherein
• the pair of retention portions of the board lock extend downwardly and transversely from corresponding base portions to partly overlap each other;
• wherein
• each retention portion has a plurality of retention barbs formed on a side edge thereof for frictionally engaging with the electrical connector;
• wherein
• each leg first slightly bends outwardly and then bends inwardly at a free end thereof;
• wherein
• the free end of each leg forms an outside projection adapted for engaging a hole defined in the printed circuit board.