Patents Examined by Jue Demello
  • Patent number: 5573408
    Abstract: An electrical edge connector housing (1), for mounting onto a printed circuit board substrate (100), has walls that form a plurality of slots (3) and a respective plurality of chambers (2). Each slot (3) is positioned on an opposite side of a substrate receiving groove (13) from a chamber (2). Each slot (3) and chamber (2) receives a contact (18) therein for connection to the substrate (101) received within the groove (13). A retention clip (40) cooperates with an alignment block (50) to align and retain the substrate (101) within the housing (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1996
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventors: Michael F. Laub, William J. Schnoor