Stacking connector with improper plug type prevention
OwnerKeith Thomasinventor
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Abstract
A stacked connector, suitable for use on a printed circuit board of a computer, for conserving connection space by providing two or more connector sockets, preferably oriented one atop the other. One or more of the connector sockets may be configured to prevent the insertion of an improper plug type having a similar form factor which is capable of being inserted into one of the sockets.
Claims31
A stacked connector for conserving connection space by providing at least a first and second socket, and for preventing one or more plug type capable of being inserted into the first socket, the stacked connector comprising:
- a housing configured with a first and second plug receiving cavity associated with the first and second sockets, the first plug receiving cavity associated with the first socket and at least one of the one or more plug type;
- and
- a plug prevention mechanism associated with the housing and the first plug receiving cavity;
- wherein the one or more plug type includes a proper plug type and an improper plug type;
- and
- wherein the plug prevention mechanism is disposed within the first plug receiving cavity so as to be capable of contacting and preventing the improper plug type when the improper plug type is plugged into the first socket.
A stacked connector for conserving connection space by providing at least a first and second socket, the stacked connector comprising:
- a housing;
- a first plug receiving cavity associated with the first socket;
- and
- a second plug receiving cavity associated with the second socket, the second plug receiving cavity configured with a plug prevention mechanism for preventing the insertion of one or more plug type;
- wherein the one or more plug type includes a proper plug type and an improper plug type, and wherein the plug prevention mechanism is disposed within the first plug receiving cavity so as to be capable of preventing the improper plug type when the improper plug type is plugged into the first socket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.