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Electrical connector mating guide

US8147254B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 25, 2008
Grant dateApr 3, 2012
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Expiry dateAug 25, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R13/6456
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical connector with at least two connector portions. A first connector portion and a second connector portion may each be mountable on a respective surface, such as a printed circuit board. The first and second connector portions may each include a housing. The housing of the first connector portion may include a bore and an adjacent pin. The housing of the second connector portion may also include a bore and an adjacent pin. The pin of the first connector portion may be received in the bore of the second connector portion, and the pin of the second connector portion may be received in the bore of the first connector portion, when the two connector portions are mated to one another. In one embodiment, the first and second connector portions may be substantially identical to one another.

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