Smart card electrical connector
US5746607A · kind A · utility
33Cited by
3References
4Claims
0Family size
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 26, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 5, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/24
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical connector (16) is provided for mounting on a circuit board (10) to connect contact pads (100) of the card to conductive traces (102) on the circuit board. The connector includes a body (20) that carries sheet metal strip contacts (26, 26') that project above an upper face (36) of the body. The contact tails (44) are resiliently deflectable, and each has a trace-engaging part (68) that projects beneath the lower bearing face (66) of the body and which can be deflected up into a cavity at the bottom of the body when engaging the circuit board.
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