Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090305547 | CONNECTOR APPARATUS - A connector for connecting with a serial ATA socket is described, the socket having end walls and an indent in each end wall. The connector has an insulated elongated member, the member having a first wall, an opposite second wall, first and second side walls and an insertion end. A plurality of contacts within the insulated elongated member extend in the direction of the insertion end. A locking member is located at least at one side wall for securing the connector to a socket. The locking member comprising a latching finger attached to the side wall. The latching finger extends in the direction of the insertion end of the insulated elongated member. The latching finger has a ridge directed towards the opposite side wall in the extended portion of the latching finger. | 12-10-2009 |
20100105249 | CONNECTOR APPARATUS - An electrical connector for coupling two electrical connectors is described, the electrical connector configured to couple with a first complementary connector by means of a tongue portion and a pair of end walls, the tongue portion comprising first, second and third tongue sections; a plurality of contacts positioned in the connector housing; and wherein the contacts are grouped into first set and second sets of contacts positioned in the first and second tongue sections respectively. In another embodiment, the contacts are grouped into first, second and third sets of contacts positioned in the first, second and third tongue sections respectively. In another embodiment, an interconnect system having at least one electrical connector coupled to two electrical connectors is described. | 04-29-2010 |
20110230076 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICES FOR INTERCONNECTING A PLURALITY OF DEVICES - An electrical connector comprising an insulative housing having a top, a bottom and two sidewalls interconnecting to form a mating face at one end and a rear face at another end and whereby there is a mating slot formed at the mating face for receiving a complementary connector; a first set of contacts mounted in a first set of channels incorporated at the top of the insulative housing and a second set of contacts mounted in a second set of channels incorporated at the bottom of the insulative housing; and a shielding device located between the first set of contacts and the second set of contacts. In another embodiment, an electrical connector comprising an insulative body having a top, a bottom, a front face and a rear face; a plurality of tongues, each tongue having a top tongue surface and a bottom tongue surface, extending from the front face in a direction away from the insulative body; one set of terminals mounted in one set of tongue slots incorporated at the top tongue surface of each tongue and another set of terminals mounted in another set of tongue slots incorporated at the bottom tongue surface of each tongue, wherein the tongue slots incorporated at the bottom tongue surface are aligned to the tongue slots incorporated at the top tongue surface; and a plurality of lateral slots in the insulative body configured to receive at least one attachment device. In one embodiment, a method of interconnecting multiple devices comprising the steps of stacking a plurality of connectors one above the other, wherein at least the bottom connector is a board mount connector; aligning a first set of terminals in each connector to a second set of terminals in each connector; shielding the signals of the first set of terminals and the signals of the second set of terminals from each other by incorporating a shielding device between the first set of terminals and the second set of terminals; and tapering the terminals at the board mount end of the connectors. | 09-22-2011 |
20110294362 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - In one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an electrical connector comprising an insulative housing having a longitudinal base with a first side and a second side. Extending from the base at the first side is a tongue portion having a first tongue section and a second tongue section, both sections having a first face and a second face. A plurality of passageways are defined on the first faces of both sections. Each of the passageways has a recess located at one end and a plurality of conductive contacts are received in the passageways. Each contact comprises a mating section, a mounting section and a retainer section bridging the mating section to the mounting section whereby the mating section of the contact is free to flex into the recess. In another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an electrical connector having a socket extending from the base at the second side. | 12-01-2011 |
20140302694 | Latching Connector Assembly - An electrical cable connector includes a cable connector housing and a latch attached to the cable connector housing. The cable connector housing includes a first set of electrical contacts and a latch channel. The latch includes an arm portion, a hinge portion, and an actuation portion. The arm portion is disposed in the latch channel and includes a pair of latch arms. The latch arms include opposing catch portions disposed at a front end thereof and are adapted to securely attach the cable connector to a mating connector by surrounding a protrusion inside a housing of the mating connector. The hinge portion extends from a back end of the arm portion. The actuation portion extends generally upwardly from the hinge portion. Pressing down the actuation portion about the hinge portion splays the latch arms such that the catch portions are moved away from each other. | 10-09-2014 |
20140335727 | Electrical Contact and Connector - An electrical contact includes a longitudinal first body portion, a longitudinal second body portion, a terminal portion, and a contact portion. The longitudinal first body portion has a terminal end, a first transition end opposite the terminal end, and a major surface generally lying in a first plane. The longitudinal second body portion has a contact end, a second transition end opposite the contact end, and a major surface generally lying in a second plane intersecting the first plane. The contact end is distal to the first transition end. The terminal portion extends from the first body portion at the terminal end. The contact portion extends from the second body portion at the contact end. | 11-13-2014 |