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US 5,490,791 AGranted
Card edge connectors
AssigneeThe Whitaker Corporation
InventorsShoji Yamada, Yoshitsugu Fujiura
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Abstract
The card edge connector (1) has frames (2) facing each other. Partition (14) is secured by means of lances (60) retained by protrusions made in the main body (16). By inserting partition (14), one can obtain cavities (28) formed on both sides of the partition for accommodating thin cards. By removing partition (14) one can obtain a single cavity (29), thus cavities (28) can be combined to accommodate thick cards.
Claims16
A card edge connector for use with an electrical circuit, comprising:
- a main body portion having two frame portions which are joined together to form a main cavity in the main body, said main body portion has first and second operating members joined to a side thereof and joined to an ejecting device for operatively ejecting a pair of cards from the main cavity;
- said main body further including electrical contacts at one end of the main cavity for connection to said electrical circuit, and an opening at the other end of the main cavity for receiving said cards;
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- wherein a removable partition is provided between the frame portions thereby forming two smaller cavities for receiving said cards, the partition being removably inserted through said opening.
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A memory card connector for electrical connection to memory cards, comprising:
- a main body member including frame members mounted one on top of the other forming a main cavity in said main body member, said frame members having sides with turned-in ends;
- operating members slidably mounted along respective sides of said frame members;
- ejecting devices mounted on respective frame members and operatively connected to respective frame members for ejecting one or a pair of memory cards from said main body member;
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- fasteners removably mounted onto said frame members adjacent front ends and rear ends thereof thereby maintaining said frame members in position forming said main cavity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.