Edge-to-edge connector system for electronic devices
US7547214B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 22, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jun 16, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/772
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A connector apparatus for connecting at least two electronic component substrates, e.g., printed circuit boards or flex circuits, to one another at the edges thereof, wherein each of the at least two substrates further comprises at least one electrically conductive contact surface, and wherein the connector apparatus further includes: at least one electrically conductive transverse conducting member, wherein a first portion of the at least one transverse conducting member physically touches the contact surface on the first substrate, and wherein a second portion of the transverse conducting member physically touches the contact surface on the second substrate; and mechanical means for securing the at least one transverse conducting member to each of the substrates and to each of the contact surfaces.
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