Electrical connectors
CA 2215053 C · Owner: Bell-Northern Research Ltd. · Inventors: Stahn, Kent; Debortoli, George; Patel, Bhu Pendra
Overview
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An electronic shelf having a back plane and side walls which are themselves printed circuit boards in communication with the back plane. Each side walls has connectors which may be opened for the sliding reception of an edge card into the shelf, the connectors then being closed to make electrical contact with the edge cards through terminals in the connector. Each connector has flexible conductors to permit opening and closing of the connector and conveniently the flexible conductors are provided by a flexible cable. Use of flexible cable permits minimizing distances between conductors and terminals. Also covered is an electrical connecor with specific features suitable for its use upon a …
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- Filed September 10, 1997 and granted April 23, 2002. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 10, 2017.
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