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Sliding connector block system for electronic devices

US5779496A · kind A · utility

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21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 11, 1996
Grant dateJul 14, 1998
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Expiry dateOct 11, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R2201/06
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A sliding connector block system for inserting an electronic device, such as a wireless modem transceiver, housed in a sliding metal tray into an electrical equipment enclosure containing other electronic components and blindly interconnecting the electronic device with another component via a flexible cable secured within a sliding connector block. The metal tray and connector block have flanges that align with a pair of guide rails mounted in the equipment enclosure and allow travel of the tray and connector block along the rails between stops. A bezel bonded to the front of the tray provides a handle for inserting and removing the electronic device. A grounding clip is also provided to ground the flexible cable to the sliding metal tray and rails.

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