Combinations of printed circuit boards and face plates
US5708742A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 18, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 18, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB08B2240/02
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A printed circuit board with a face plate having a connector support located behind it and being movable for access to the connector support. The connector support has a connector mounting for connecting two fiber connectors, the geometry being such that with the face plate removed, the rearwardly directed connector and accompanying fiber is accessible together with the forwardly directed fiber and connector for cleaning purposes without removal of the circuit board from operational position within a shelf.
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