Micro ethernet connector
AssigneeSilicon Graphics International Corp.
InventorPeter Siltex Yuen
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Abstract
In an embodiment, a micro ethernet connector includes an outer housing that has a recessed front end and a back end. The micro ethernet connector further includes an inner housing that is disposed within the recessed front end of the outer housing. The inner housing has an exposed end. The exposed end includes a recessed channel. The volume of the recessed channel is substantially equal to the volume of a correspondingly shaped protruding printed circuit board of a male micro ethernet connector. A plurality of spring-biased connectors are disposed within the recessed channel of the inner housing.
Claims18
A micro ethernet connector, comprising:
- an outer housing having a recessed front end and a back end;
- an inner housing disposed within the recessed front end of the outer housing, the inner housing having an exposed end, the exposed end including a recessed channel, the volume of the recessed channel being substantially equal to the volume of a correspondingly shaped protruding printed circuit board of a male micro ethernet connector;
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- a plurality of spring-biased connectors disposed within the recessed channel of the inner housing.
A micro ethernet connector, comprising:
- an outer housing having a recessed front end and a back end;
- a protruding printed circuit board disposed within the recessed front end of the outer housing, the volume of the printed circuit board being substantially equal to the volume of a correspondingly shaped recessed channel of a female micro ethernet connector;
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- a plurality of conductive traces disposed on the protruding printed circuit board.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.