Board edge connector
US5057032A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 4, 1990 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/67
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A board edge connector 10 rotatable between a first and electrically disengaged angular position to a second angular position wherein electrical terminal members 70 of the connector 10 are electrically engaged to conductive areas 102 on a circuit board 92 includes housing means 12 and a plurality of electrical terminal members 70 disposed in terminal receiving cavities 50 therein. Housing means 12 includes a board receiving slot 34 extending along a front wall thereof and in communication with the terminal receiving cavities 50. Slot 34 has opposed upper and lower bearing surfaces 26,21 defining opposed parallel planes and further defining means for guiding connector 10 onto the board 92 at a preselected angle until the leading edge 98 of the board 92 engages a first stop surface 60 defining a first angular position. Fulcrum means 80 have arcuate bearing surfaces engageable with the second board surface 92 at at least two spaced locations along slot 34 defining an axis of rotation and allow connector 10 to be rotatably moved about the board edge from the first position to the second position.
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