Connector assembly floating mount

摘要

A system is provided for mounting a connecting device (28) to a substrate (34) with relative floating movement therebetween. The system includes a connector housing (54) adapted for mounting on the substrate and including at least one elongated channel (70) in a side of the housing. The channel extends generally perpendicular to the substrate and has an elongated restricted mouth (84) opening at a side thereof. An elongated fastening post (72) is snap-fit into the channel (70) past the restricted mouth thereof to a preload position. A cross-dimension of the channel is larger than a cross-dimension of the fastening post so that the post can float relative to the housing. A fastener (74) engages with the substrate (34) and is operatively associated with the fastening post (72) for tightening the post against the substrate, leaving the connector housing (54) with floating movement relative to the substrate in a direction (X) generally parallel to the substrate. The post may be longer than the channel to provide for floating movement of the housing relative to the substrate in a direction (Y) generally perpendicular to the substrate. In an alternative embodiment, at least a pair of connector housings are stacked on the substrate one on top of another. The elongated fastening post is long enough to snap-fit into the channels of both housings. <IMAGE>