Electrical connector with lock
AssigneeIomega Corporation
InventorsWilliam P. Baker, Douglas S. Reynolds
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Abstract
A connector making electrical contact with a mating connector includes a base which is slidable in the housing in initial movement to plug or unplug the connector into the mating connector. This initial movement cams the tension arms mounted on the printed circuit board of the connector to rotate hooks on the connector to unlock it from its mating connector. The connector includes a second set of contacts having a different electrical configuration which allows a hot-swappable connection.
Claims22
An electrical connector making electrical connections with mating connectors comprising:
- a base;
- electrical contacts on said base;
- a housing for said base;
- a retention arm on said base forming a lock between said connector and mating members on a mating connector;
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- said base being slidable with respect to said housing so that initial movement between said mating connector, said connector and said housing opens said lock between said connector and said mating connector.
An electrical connector making electrical connections with mating connectors comprising:
- a lock between said connector and said mating connector, said lock being opened by relative movement between said connectors;
- a first set of contacts in an electrical configuration which is hot-swappable;
- a second set of contacts in an electrical configuration which is not hot-swappable;
- said first set of contacts being disconnected first upon movement in the unpluggable direction, further movement causing the opening of said lock, and further movement disconnecting said second set of contacts.
An electrical connector making electrical connections with a mating connector comprising:
- a printed circuit board;
- electrical contacts on said printed circuit board;
- a housing for said printed circuit board;
- a retention arm on said printed circuit board;
- said retention arm being part of a lock for locking said connector to mating members on a mating connector;
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- said printed circuit board being slidable with respect to said housing so that initial movement between said mating connector, said connector and said housing opens said lock between said connector and said mating connector.
An electrical connector making electrical connections with a mating connector comprising:
- a base;
- electrical contacts on said base;
- a housing for said base;
- a retention arm on base forming a lock for locking said connector to said mating connector;
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- a said printed circuit board being slidable with respect to said housing so that initial movement between said mating connector, said connector and said housing opens said lock between said connector and said mating connector;
- a second set of contacts having a different electrical configuration mounted on said base;
- a second housing for said second set of contacts;
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- a spring member on said base, a feature on said first mentioned housing compressing said spring against said second housing as said first housing moves relative to said base in a pluggable direction.
An electrical connector making electrical connections with mating connectors comprising:
- a base;
- electrical contacts on said base;
- a housing for said base;
- a retention arm on a printed circuit board forming a lock for locking said connector to mating members on a mating connector;
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- said base being slidable with respect to said housing so that initial movement between said mating connector, said connector and said housing opens the lock between said connector and said mating connector;
- a second set of contacts having a different electrical configuration mounted on said base;
- wherein one set of said contacts has an electrical configuration which makes a connection which is hot-swappable and the other set of contacts has an electrical configuration which makes a connection which is not hot-swappable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.