Electrical engagement apparatus, system and method
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorChin Hua Lim
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Abstract
A device for securing a first electrical connector to a second electrical connector, comprising a bracket body; and at least one engaging portion extending from the bracket body to the second electrical connector and coupling to a portion of the second electrical connector. Also provided is a method of securing one electrical connector to another electrical connector and an interconnect system comprising a first connector, a second connector, a third connector, and an engaging device.
Claims9
A sacrificial testing device for securing a first electrical connector to a second electrical connector, comprising:
- a bracket body which at least partially envelops the first electrical connector;
- at least one engaging portion extending from the bracket body to the second electrical connector and coupling to a portion of the second electrical connector;
- and a retaining feature adapted to hold the sacrificial testing device to the first electrical connector and or to the second electrical connector.
A device for securing an intermediate sacrificial electrical connector to an electrical connector on a printed circuit board, comprising:
- a bracket body which at least partially envelops the intermediate sacrificial electrical connector;
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- at least one engaging portion extending from the bracket body to the electrical connector on the printed circuit board and coupling to a portion of the electrical connector on the printed circuit board.
A method of securing one electrical connector to another electrical connector, the method comprising:
- coupling a first electrical connector to a second electrical connector;
- and using a device to secure the first electrical connector to the second electrical connector wherein the device comprises a bracket body, a retention feature, and at least one engaging portion extending from the bracket body such that when the device is fitted with the first connector, the bracket body at least partially envelops the first connector and the engaging portion extends to the second electrical connector and couples to a portion of the second electrical connector, and wherein the retaining feature is adapted to hold the device to the first electrical connector and or to the second electrical connector.
An interconnect system comprising a first connector, a second connector, a third connector and an engaging device, wherein the first connector mates with the second connector at a first end of the second connector and the third connector mates with the second connector at a second end of the second connector and the engaging device secures the second connector to the third connector;
- and wherein the engaging device further comprises a bracket body, a retaining feature adapted to hold the device to the first connector and or to the second connector, and at least one engaging portion extending from the bracket body such that when the engaging device is fitted with the second connector, the bracket body at least partially envelops the second connector and the engaging portion extends to the third connector and couples to a portion of the third connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.