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PCMCIA electronics housing

US5463531A · kind A · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 5, 1994
Grant dateOct 31, 1995
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Expiry dateJul 5, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S439/946
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronics housing that is compliant with a type II PCMCIA standard includes a frame (101) and coupled thereto a first and a second cover (103, 137), a connector (121) with a body (123) and a plurality of terminals (131), and a carrier (111) with a first side (113) and a second side (115). The first cover (103) includes an interior surface (105) with the carrier (111) disposed adjacent thereto and an interface surface (107). The body (123) is disposed adjacent to the interface surface (107) and includes a plurality of openings (129) extending through the body. The plurality of terminals (131) each includes a receptacle (133) and an integral contact (135) where the receptacle is disposed within the opening and the integral contact extends from the body and is formed to be mechanically coupled to the second side (115).

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