Patent · US Expired

Connector for electrically coupling one or more devices in a processor-based system

US6837720B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 27, 2001
Grant dateJan 4, 2005
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Expiry dateNov 27, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K1/142
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a method and a connector for coupling one or more boards together substantially parallelly. The connector comprises a first and a second supporting member and a first set of electrical connectors adapted to couple to a first board. The connector further comprises a second set of electrical connectors disposed between the first and second supporting member, wherein the second set of electrical connectors are oriented substantially perpendicular to the first set of electrical connectors and wherein the second set of electrical connectors are adapted to couple to a second board that is substantially parallel to the first board.

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