Electrical adapter
US6176743A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 14, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R31/06
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An adapter of the present invention comprises two different types of connectors and an adapting device. The adapting device comprises a plurality of conducting pins and two printed circuit boards (PCBs). The two PCBs comprise a plurality of aligned through holes. The conducting pins are inserted through and retained in the aligned through holes of the two PCBs to connect the two PCBs. The two PCBs are contacted by three rows of terminals of the first type electrical connector on three of surfaces thereof near one end thereof. One of the two PCBs is straddled by two rows of terminals of the second type electrical connector on opposite surfaces of the other end thereof.
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