Bowtie connector with additional leaf contacts
US5306171A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 7, 1992 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/732
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An improved connector for orthogonally mounting circuit boards. The preferred embodiment of the present invention includes 40 female contacts which protrude from the two coplanar triangular surfaces. An additional 40 male contacts are located within channels in triangular projections. Further, the preferred embodiment of the present invention has an additional 16 leaf contacts located adjacent to the inner walls of the triangular projections. Each leaf contact protrudes from the inner wall of the triangular projections and comes into electrical contact with a corresponding leaf contact of a mating connector as the leaf contacts of each connector slide past one another.
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