All flex PCMCIA-format cable
US5540597A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 15, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/4063
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A flexible cable assembly for coupling an electronic apparatus, having a port for receiving personal computer cards in accordance with the PCMCIA standard, to at least one peripheral device, said flex cable assembly comprises a personal computer card connector, in accordance with the PCMCIA standard, for connecting into a corresponding port in the electronic apparatus, and a flexible cable connected to the personal computer card connector. The personal computer card connector also comprises an interface to said at least one peripheral device. In accordance with a further aspect of the invention, the flex cable assembly can also couple a first electronic apparatus, to a second electronic apparatus, each having a port for receiving personal computer cards in accordance with the PCMCIA standard. This flex cable assembly comprises (1) a first PCMCIA card connector for connecting into a corresponding port in either the first or second electronic apparatus; (2) a second PCMCIA card connector for connecting into a corresponding port in either the first or second electronic apparatus; and (3) a flex cable coupled between the first and second personal computer card connectors.
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