Circuit card connector utilizing flexible film circuitry
CA 2202597 A1 · Owner: Molex Incorporated · Inventors: Lopata, John E.; Larsen, Russell G.
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A circuit card connector (20) utilizes flexible circuitry (64) and a card-engagement assembly (50) which applies a normal force to the contact pads (34) of the circuit card (30). The connector includes two opposing connector end portions (40) and a card-engagement assembly (50) extending therebetween, the card-engagement assembly (50) including two opposing spring members (53) which are seated upon a pair of fulcrums. The spring members (53) are spaced apart from each other on opposite sides of a centerline of a card-receiving slot (80) of the connector (20). The spring members (53) have lower leg portions (55) and upper contact arm portions (57). The leg portions (55) of the spring members …
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- Filed April 14, 1997. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended April 14, 2017.
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