Patents by Inventor Kusuhara Toshitaka

Kusuhara Toshitaka has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Electrical connector with card-ejection mechanism having two pivot points for easier ejection
    Patent number: 6036512
    Abstract: The present invention provides a connector equipped with an ejection mechanism which can be assembled relatively easily, and which can be manufactured inexpensively. Connector (10) equipped with an ejection mechanism has a housing (20), which supports electrical contacts (15), and card-ejection members (50), which are attached so that they can pivot relative to the housing. Slots (72), which extend in the direction of card accommodation, are located in the housing, and a pair of columns (73, 74) are located inside each of the slots. Furthermore, a pair of recesses (55, 56) are located in each of the card-ejection members (50). The card-ejection members (50) are respectively accommodated in the slots (72), and they are prevented from slipping out by the engagement of projections (61) with the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventor: Kusuhara Toshitaka