Patent · US Expired

Connector assembly with an actuation aid for connecting and releasing an electrical connector

US5906501A · kind A · utility

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21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 29, 1996
Grant dateMay 25, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 29, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R12/7005
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An assembly for connecting a first printed circuit board with a second printed circuit board includes an electrical connector connected to one of a first and second printed circuit board. The electrical connector has a retaining mechanism for maintaining the electrical connector in a connected position. The assembly also includes an actuation aid having a first end oriented toward the electrical connector for actuating the retaining mechanism. The actuation aid also has a second end remote from the electrical connector accessible in a region outside the first and second printed circuit board. The first end actuates the retaining mechanism of the electrical connector when the second end is actuated.

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