ZIE edge connector
US4700996A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 8, 1986 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/193
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical edge connector (14) of the zero insertion force type includes a pair of opposing blocks (30, 32) defining a longitudinal guideway (34) therebetween. Opposite corresonding pairs of female contacts (52, 54) are disposed in transverse holes in the blocks (30, 32), and male contacts (60) are slidably supported in the female contacts in one block for selective actuation into or out of sliding engagement with the female contacts in the other block responsive to insertion of a slider (36).
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