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Connector assembly

US6264501A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 20, 1999
Grant dateJul 24, 2001
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Expiry dateOct 20, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S439/939
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a connector assembly composed of two different types of connectors stacked on an upper layer and a lower, respectively. The same connectors are mounted on the same layer and arranged side-by-side. The adjacent connectors are fixed by male mating unit and female mating unit, whereby those connectors can be arranged in stacking and side-by-side manner. Moreover, the connectors of different types are labeled with different color for preventing wrong insertion.

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