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US 5,317,480 AGranted
Circuit pack interconnection
AssigneeAT&T Bell Laboratories
InventorsVidyananda B. Chandraiah, David J. Pongracz
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Abstract
Disclosed is an interconnection scheme which provides alignment when inserting or removing a circuit pack in a shelf. The circuit pack includes a pair of tabs which engage the connector housing on the backplane to prevent any significant rotation of the pack when inserting or removing the pack.
Claims7
A circuit pack comprising:
- a printed circuit board having a forward edge;
- a first electrical connector mounted on said forward edge and having a mating portion adapted for mating with a second electrical connector on a backplane;
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- at least one tab extending from the forward edge beyond the first connector and spaced from the mating portion of the first connector to form a gap which accommodates a portion of said second connector when the two connectors are mated, the extension of the tab beyond the first connector and the gap between the tab and the first connector being such as to provide alignment and to inhibit rotation of the circuit board when the two connectors are mated.
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