Collapsible RJ11/RJ45 connector for type II PC card extension cord application
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorSteven S. Homer
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Abstract
A collapsible communication connector that is movable between a compact collapsed configuration and an expanded operational configuration. The collapsible communication connector has an attachment assembly, which is movably coupled to an electrical contact panel. The attachment assembly is expanded outwardly from the electrical contact panel to facilitate mechanical coupling of the collapsible communication connector with a counterpart receptacle
Claims41
A communication connector, comprising:
- an electrical connector panel comprising an electrical contact and a conductor coupled to the electrical contact;
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- a mechanical connector panel collapsibly coupled to the electrical connector panel.
A space saving system for providing a communication connection, comprising:
- a collapsible communication connector;
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- a communication cable coupled to the collapsible communication connector;
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- a reel assembly having the communication cable removably wound about the reel assembly.
A method of forming a communication connector, comprising the act of:
- collapsibly coupling an attachment assembly to a communication contact assembly to form a collapsible communication connector.
A method of using a communication connector, comprising the act of:
- manipulating a collapsible communication connector between a collapsed configuration and an open configuration, the collapsed configuration having a compact profile and the open configuration having a mechanical attachment portion oriented for coupling with a counterpart communication receptacle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.