Integral shell for tandem circuit card connectors
US5376011A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 11, 1993 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K7/1449
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An integral shell (150) for connectors (102,132) mounted to an edge of a circuit card (100,130). The connectors are secured in cavities (152) of the shell, and the cavities are precisely referenced to a single datum defined by an alignment or datum post (160). A corresponding alignment hole (162) of the circuit card is precisely positioned with reference to the arrays of termini of the circuits, and upon mounting of the shell to the card with the datum post (160) received in the alignment hole (162), the contact sections of the terminals of the several connectors (102,132) remain precisely aligned with the termini and their terminations protected against stress during handling, mating and unmating.
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