Connector with shutter
AssigneeFci 53
InventorYasutoshi Kameda
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Abstract
A connector with a shutter for protecting a contact portion of a peripheral device used in a computer, said connector comprising a housing, a shutter capable of closing an aperture portion of the housing, a spring for applying pressure to said shutter in the closed position and a stopper for detaining said shutter in the closed position, said housing accommodating said shutter, spring and stopper, and said shutter comprising a guiding device for guiding said shutter when said shutter slides in opposition to the pressure of said spring.
Claims5
A connector with a shutter for protecting a first contact portion of a peripheral device used in a computer, said connector being characterized by comprising:
- a housing having an aperture into which a second contact portion can be inserted;
- a shutter capable of closing said aperture;
- a spring for applying pressure to said shutter in the closed position;
- and
- a stopper for detaining said shutter in the closed position;
- wherein said housing accommodates said shutter, spring and stopper, and said shutter comprises a guiding device for guiding said shutter when said shutter slides in opposition to the pressure of said spring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.