Abstract: Electrical connectors of the present invention include alignment guides that provide rough connector alignment, vary an electrical contact mating wipe distance, and provide partial separation between two mating electrical connectors. The alignment guides can be, for example, electrically insulative posts that are received in silos formed in the housings of the electrical connectors.

Abstract: Electrical connectors of the present invention include alignment guides that provide rough connector alignment, vary an electrical contact mating wipe distance, and provide partial separation between two mating electrical connectors. The alignment guides can be, for example, electrically insulative posts that are received in silos formed in the housings of the electrical connectors.

Abstract: An RJ series modular jack receptacle. The receptacle could comprise: a housing having a mating face and a circuit substrate engaging face; first and second openings in the mating face, arranged in stacked relation, the height of the housing being less than about 0.9 inch; and contact terminals in each of the openings positioned to mate with mating RJ series plugs inserted into the openings. The receptacle could also comprise: a housing with first and second openings, contact terminals in the first opening; and contact terminals in the second opening positioned relative to the contact terminals in the first opening so as to produce an acceptable level of cross-talk therebetween, such as −40 dB. The receptacle could comprise: a housing with first and second openings; and contact terminals. Adjacent contact terminals maintain a centerline distance, and the offset between the first opening and the second opening is a function of the centerline distance of the contact terminals.

Abstract: An enclosure for an electrical package and an end piece therefore are disclosed. The enclosure includes a pair of half shells combined to define an interior cavity within which the electrical package resides. The interior cavity as defined by the half shells is open at one end thereof. The end piece is mounted to the half shells as combined to cover the open end of the interior cavity and close the electrical package within the enclosure at such open end.

Abstract: The present invention is a modular jack assembly which includes an outer insulative housing having top and bottom walls and opposed lateral walls while defining an interior section. This housing also has front and rear open ends. This assembly also includes an insulative insert having a top section, an upper side and rear section having a base side and a recess. This jack is positioned so that the upper side of its top section is adjacent to top side of the insulative housing such that its terminal end extends into the interior section of the insulative housing and the rear section at least partially covers the rear open end of the insulative housing. This assembly also includes an electronic component mounted in the rear section of the insulative insert. A conductor is mounted in the electrical insert.

Abstract: A connector assembly for a PC card, including a spring positioned in recesses in the lateral longitudinal elements of the frame. After the PC card unmates with the connector portion of the assembly, the spring imparts additional forward longitudinal force to the PC card while passing the recesses. This allows the PC card to be ejected an additional distance from the connector, where it can be easily gripped and withdrawn by the user. A method of ejecting a PC card from a computer in which the PC card is first moved out of engagement with the connector to an initial location. Then, the PC card is moved by an automatically activated resilient device to a location further away from the connector.

Abstract: A stacked modular jack connector having low cross talk and low combined stack height is disclosed. Low stack height is achieved by disposing contact terminals for stacked pairs of receptacles in a single coplanar array of interleaved terminals. The arrays are located between the receptacles. One receptacle of each pair is laterally offset from the other. For Ethernet applications, cross talk is minimized by arranging first, second, third and sixth terminals of a ten terminal array into a contact group of the first receptacle and fifth, eighth, ninth and tenth terminals of the array into a contact group of the second receptacle. Circuit board space requirements are minimized by arranging the terminal tails of both groups of terminals in a single line.

Abstract: A connector for electronic elements with recessed contacts, such as flash memory cards, is disclosed. The connector enables substantially linear insertion of the card through a wall of an electronic component utilizing the card. A floating guide member receives the card and permits clearance movement toward and away from the connector contact terminals. A simplified form of compression connector is disclosed. It employs multiple point engagement of the terminal with the side walls of the terminal receiving passage to hold the contact terminals in the housing prior to installation.

Abstract: The present invention is a modular jack assembly which includes an outer insulative housing having top and bottom walls and opposed lateral walls while defining an interior section. This housing also has front and rear open ends. This assembly also includes an insulative insert having a top section, an upper side and a rear section having a base side and a recess. This jack is positioned so that the upper side of its top section is adjacent to top side of the insulative housing such that its terminal end extends into the interior section of the insulative housing and the rear section at least partially covers the rear open end of the insulative housing. This assembly also includes an electronic component mounted in the recess in the rear section of the insulative insert. A conductor is mounted in the electrical insert.

Abstract: Disclosed is a device for release of the restrained link arm in a memory card connector. In this device a longitudinally directed force which may result, for example, from the activation of an electrical current in a memory wire causes a rearward edge on a timing bar to separate the link arm from the eject plate to allow the link arm to move to a forward position to eject the card.

Abstract: Disclosed is a closure device which projects from the side elements of the frame of a memory card connector to provide security for the memory card. The activation of the closure means is coordinated with the movement of the card eject plate so that after the card is inserted the connector cannot readily be tampered with to remove the card.

Abstract: A memory card connector which comprises a header (210, 210') and a carrier connected to the header, wherein the header is provided with a plurality of pins extended in both inward and outward directions. The inward pins are used for inserting a memory card to be received in the carrier. A vertical circuit board (214, 214') is electrically and securely connected to the outward pins of the header. The lower end of the vertical circuit board is detachably inserted into a connector (203, 203') securely mounted to the surface of a mainboard for electrical connection. Alternately a horizontal circuit board may be used to which the outward pins are diagonally attached and which is connected to the mainboard by a vertical connector. The height of the circuit board can be set according to the requirement of a specific application of the memory card connector so that the space between the memory card connector and the mainboard can be properly utilized.

Abstract: Disclosed is a connector from a memory card in which the eject plate bears on the link arm at a first contact position during insertion. During ejectment a separate contact position is engaged. The distance between the first contact position used during insertion and the pivot point of the link arm is greater than the distance between the second contact position and the pivot point of the link arm by a factor of between 3:1 to 6:1. A significant mechanical advantage is therefore realized so that the card may be inserted with little resistance force while ample ejecting force is available.

Abstract: Disclosed is a trigger device for release of the restrained link arm in a memory card connector. In this device a longitudinally directed force which may result, for example, from the activation of an electrical current in a memory wire causes a rotational force transfer device to withdraw a pin from the link arm so that the link arm moves out of its restrained position in response to a longitudinal force provided by a spring connected to the link arm.

Abstract: Disclosed is a closure device which projects from the side elements of the frame of a memory card connector to provide security for the memory card. The activation of the closure means is coordinated with the movement of the card eject plate so that after the card is inserted the connector cannot readily be tampered with to remove the card.

Abstract: Disclosed is a memory card and connector assembly which has a spring positioned in recesses in the lateral longitudinal elements of the frame which impart additional forward longitudinal force to the card as the card passes over those recesses to allow the card to be ejected to a distance where it is easily gripped and withdrawn by the user. The invention also includes a method for ejecting a memory card from a computer in which the memory card is first moved forward and out of engagement with the connector to an initial distance after which it is moved still further forward by an automatically activated resilient device. A method of ejecting a memory card by means of this assembly is also disclosed.