Make-before-break PC board edge connector
US5286215A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 15, 1992 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/7034
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A make-before-break edge connector receives an edge portion of a printed circuit board of predetermined thickness. The edge connector includes first and second spring contacts disposed as an opposing pair. Each of the spring contacts includes an entrance end, an intermediate portion and a termination end. At the intermediate portion, the spring contacts include normally closed spring contacts. At the entrance end, the spring contacts include normally open spring contacts.
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