Abstract: An electrical connector includes a shield having opposed planar side panels. The shield is configured to receive a shield of a mating connector within the side panels. A dielectric is attached to the shield. The dielectric is configured to receive the coaxial cable and the shield is electrically connected to an outer conductor of the coaxial cable. The side panels are configured to abut and engage side panels of an adjacent connector with a substantially flush fit.

Abstract: An electrical connector is provided that includes a dielectric housing having a plurality of slots therein, and a plurality of electrical contacts disposed within at least one of the slots. A plurality of electrical wafers, are each received in one of the plurality of slots. Each wafer has a first edge and a second edge. Some of the plurality of electrical wafers are signal wafers and some of the plurality of wafers are power wafers. Each of the power wafers includes at least one trace and at least one contact pad. The contact pad is sized to mate with a predetermined number of the plurality of contacts to transfer a predetermined amount of current through the trace.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a dielectric housing that holds a plurality of electrical wafers. Each of the wafers includes a first side, a second side opposite the first side, and a forward mating edge. A plurality of contact pads on the first side are recessed from the forward mating edge, and a perimeter conductive trace is closer than the contact pads to the forward mating edge.

Abstract: An electrical connector is disclosed having a housing with first and second sides configured to be joined to first and second circuit boards, respectively. The electrical connector also includes a wafer held in the housing. The wafer has first and second card edges and has electrical traces extending between the first and second card edges. The first card edges are divided into upper and lower sections configured to be received in separate upper and lower connectors mounted on the first circuit board.

Abstract: An electrical connector is disclosed having a housing with first and second sides configured to be joined to first and second circuit boards, respectively. The electrical connector also includes a wafer held in the housing. The wafer has first and second card edges and has electrical traces extending between the first and second card edges. The first card edges are divided into upper and lower sections configured to be received in separate upper and lower connectors mounted on the first circuit board.

Abstract: An electrical connector for interconnecting circuit boards comprises a first electrical connector (12) and a second electrical connector (14), the first electrical connector including a first dielectric housing (16) in which an array of electrical blade contacts (34) is mounted, the second electrical connector including a second dielectric housing (42) in which an array of electrical receptacle contacts (58) is mounted, each of the receptacle contacts having hook-shaped fork members (60, 62) extending outwardly from a base member (64) and hook sections (60b, 62b) bent away from each other defining a lead-in for a blade contact section (36) of a blade contact (34) to be electrically connected therewith.

Abstract: A connector (10) is provided that is mountable in cutout (82) of a panel (80) and incrementally movable therein. First flanges (30) of a first layer (28) pass through recesses (84) along sides of the cutout (82) until second flanges (38) of a second layer (36) abut the near surface of the panel adjacent the recesses. The connector is then translated laterally to a fully mounted position until stop member (44) seats in a locking position with respect to an edge (96) of the cutout, thus maintaining the connector in its fully mounted position with first and second flange layers sandwiching portions of the panel therebetween, and preventing the connector from moving inadvertently to its initially inserted position. Mating connectors (10,100) mounted on respective panels (80,170) define an ultra low mated height permitting the panels to be very close together.

Abstract: A landing type smart card reader 10 is provided having a base 14, a cover 12, and a contact carrier 50. Spring arms 22 formed in the cover 12 cooperate with the contact carrier 50 to bias the contacts 18 away from an inserted smart card 102. Upon insertion of a smart card 102, the spring arms 22 will disengage the contact carrier 50 and the contacts 18 will land on and make electrical connection with pads of the smart card 102.

Abstract: A board-mountable electrical connector (100) having a housing (108) with two or more plug portions (104,106) each having two rows of contacts (114,116) therein extending from the mating face (102) to solder tails (136,138) along the connector's board-mounting face (140). An inspection aperture (144) allows visual inspection of the solder terminations of the solder tails of the contacts (116) of the inner rows to pads of a circuit board. Insert (150) is insertable into inspection aperture (144) following soldering and inspection, and is latchable in place to the housing in a manner permitting delatching and removal, if desired.

Abstract: An electrical connector (10) having a housing (12) with two or more plug-receiving cavities (14,16) each having two rows of contacts (20,22) therein extending from the mating face (12) to solder tails (26,28) along the connector's board-mounting face (24). An inspection aperture (30) allows visual inspection of the solder terminations of the solder tails (28) of the inner contact rows (22) to pads of circuit board. An integral ESD shell (32) traverses the mating face and includes plug-receiving slots (38,40) and an inspection slot (42) aligned with the housing apertures (14,16,30), and narrow strips (44) between the slots are supported by orthogonal shell wall sections (48) protecting the narrow strips (44) from damage during handling and assembly.

Abstract: An infrared communications adapter (10) is provided having a two part housing (22, 24) that snaps together to form a housing assembly (12) having an interior cavity (30). The interior cavity contains a circuit board (32) having communications circuitry and components thereon, including light emitting diodes (42, 44, 46) for indicating operating status of the unit and a photodiode array (34) for receiving and transmitting infrared signals. The adapter (10) includes a light pipe (50) having three light conducting channels (204, 206, 208) that conduct light from the three light emitting diodes (42, 44, 46) to viewing facets (190, 192, 194) on the light pipe that extend through openings in the housing (12). A lens (20) is arranged in a front end of the housing directly in front of the photodiode array (34). An articulated coupling 60 removably couples a stand (14) to the housing assembly (12) and permits aiming of the unit for receiving and transmitting the infrared signals.