Apparatus for securing a ribbon cable plug to a printed circuit board connector
US5601444A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 22, 1995 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/79
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for securing a ribbon cable plug to a 3-in-1 printed circuit board connector. The ribbon cable plug mates with a signals section of the connector and an address section of the printed circuit board connector, adjacent the signal section, includes a plurality of pins that extend from the connector parallel to a line along which the ribbon cable plug is moved to mate the ribbon cable plug with the signals section of the connector. The pins, which have square cross sections, are received in circular sockets formed in one end to a body member of a retaining plug constructed of glass filled polyester. The sockets are sized so that the pins will deform portions of the retaining plug body member about the sockets and thereby clamp the retaining plug to the printed circuit board connector. A tongue is formed on the retaining plug body member, at the distal end thereof, and projects from one side of the retaining plug body member to overlay the distal end of a ribbon cable plug that has been mated with the printed circuit board connector.
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