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US 10,763,606 B1Granted
Contamination protection for module and connector interface in a network device
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsKamran Esmaily, Mandy Hin Lam, Ravi Eda, Robert Gregory Twiss, Joel Richard Goergen
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Abstract
In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a frame for attaching to a module with contacts of the module exposed for mating with a connector operable to couple the module to a printed circuit board, the frame comprising a seal for positioning on opposing faces of the module adjacent to the contacts to protect a module to connector interface from contaminants passing through a network device with the module installed in the network device.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a module;
- and
- a frame for attaching to the module with contacts of the module exposed for mating with a connector operable to couple the module to a printed circuit board, the frame comprising a seal for positioning on opposing faces of the module adjacent to the contacts to protect a module to connector interface from contaminants passing through a network device with the module installed in the network device.
An apparatus comprising:
- a module comprising contacts for mating with contacts on a connector, the connector operable to couple the module to a printed circuit board;
- and
- a frame attached to the module with the contacts of the module exposed for mating with the connector, the frame comprising a seal positioned on opposing faces of the module adjacent to the contacts of the module to protect a module to connector interface from contaminants passing through a network device with the module installed in the network device.
An apparatus comprising:
- a module comprising contacts;
- a printed circuit board,
- a connector connected to the printed circuit board and comprising contacts mating with the contacts of the module and coupling the module to the printed circuit board;
- and
- a frame attached to the module with the contacts of the module mating with the contacts of the connector, the frame comprising a seal protecting the contacts of the connector and the module from contamination when the module is inserted into the connector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.