US 12,463,365 B2
Receptacle having a conductive seat for coupling to a circuit board
Yi-Tse Ho, New Taipei (TW); and Chiuming Lu, Lisle, IL (US)
Assigned to Molex, LLC, Lisle, IL (US)
Filed by Molex, LLC, Lisle, IL (US)
Filed on Mar. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/703,985.
Claims priority of application No. 202120801575.9 (CN), filed on Apr. 19, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0336984 A1, Oct. 20, 2022
Int. Cl. H01R 13/187 (2006.01); H01R 12/71 (2011.01); H01R 12/91 (2011.01); H01R 13/11 (2006.01); H01R 12/70 (2011.01)
CPC H01R 12/91 (2013.01) [H01R 12/716 (2013.01); H01R 13/111 (2013.01); H01R 12/707 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A receptacle, comprising:
a conductive seat including a body portion and two supporting portions, the body portion and the two supporting portions being integrally formed, the body portion comprising a front end, a rear end and two side ends extending between the front end and the rear end, the body portion having a passageway extending between the front end and the rear end, and each supporting portion comprising a front end, a rear end, a mounting surface extending between lower ends of the front and rear ends thereof, and a plurality of connecting legs extending downward from the mounting surface, the mounting surfaces extending outwardly from the two side ends of the body portion respectively; and
a contact unit provided in the passageway of the body portion.