Abstract: An electrical connector for connecting a daughter and a mother printed wiring board. A receptacle is connected to one board on one face and to the header on the other. The header has a conductive housing with opposed end walls and a medial pin receiving wall where it is connected to the other board. The receptacle housing is electrically connected to the header conductive housing by removable springs extending from the end walls of the header housing and separate removable grounding pins extend to a printed wiring board from the medial wall.

Abstract: An electrical connector for connecting a daughter and a mother printed wiring board. A receptacle is connected to one board on one face and to the header on the other. The header has a conductive housing with opposed end walls and a medial pin receiving wall where it is connected to the other board. The receptacle housing is electrically connected to the header conductive housing by removable springs extending from the end walls of the header housing and separate removable grounding pins extending to a printed wiring board from the medial wall.

Abstract: An electrical connector for connecting a daughter and a mother printed wiring board. A receptacle is connected to one board on one face and to the header on the other. The header has a conductive housing with opposed end walls and a medial pin receiving wall where it is connected to the other board. The receptacle housing is electrically connected to the header conductive housing by removable springs extending from the end walls of the header housing and separate removable grounding pins extending to a printed wiring board from the medial wall.

Abstract: A modular jack connector mounted on a main printed circuit board and having a receptacle into which a modular plug of an electronic component is inserted. The connector includes a housing, a first set of contacts arranged in the housing each adapted to engage one of the contacts of the plug, a second set of contacts at least partially arranged in the housing and adapted to engaging the main printed circuit board, contact coupling circuit means for electrically coupling the first and second sets of contacts, a capacitor for providing impedance to high frequency noise and interference and a metallic shield at least partially surrounding the housing and connected to a grounding region on the main printed circuit board. In one embodiment, the capacitor is a flexible laminate assembly including first and second conductive sheet members and an intermediate insulative material.

Abstract: Disclosed is an insertion and ejection printed circuit board edge connector assembly. A circuit board fits into a slot in an elongated housing, and at each end of the housing there is an ejectment mechanism having an upper engagement arm and a lateral engagement arm which is pivotally connected to the housing at a point between the engagement and ejectment arm. The engagement arm is fixed to one end of the circuit board by a flexible latch which may be disengaged to allow the ejectment arm to pivot upwardly to eject the circuit board.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pin grid array (PGA) socket for electrically connecting pins of an integrated circuit to a circuit substrate. The PGA socket according to the invention includes a cover having insertion holes arranged in rows and columns for receiving the pins of the integrated circuit and a base for supporting a plurality of deflectable contacts. The cover provides a buttress extending from each insertion hole. The contacts are preferably freely supported in the base and spaced on either about 0.5 inch centers or on about 0.1 inch centers. The centerlines of the insertion holes are correspondingly spaced approximately 0.5 inches or approximately 0.1 inches. The cover preferably provides a camming means. The cover can be slidably attached to the base to permit the cover to cam over the surface of the base.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pin grid array (PGA) socket for electrically connecting pins of an integrated circuit to a circuit substrate. The PGA socket according to the invention included a cover having insertion holes arranged in rows and columns for receiving the pins of the integrated circuit and a base for supporting a plurality of deflectable contacts. The cover provides a buttress extending from each insertion hole. The contacts are preferably freely supported in the base and spaced on either about 0.5 inch centers or on about 0.1 inch centers. The centerlines of the insertion holes are correspondingly spaced approximately 0.5 inches or approximately 0.1 inches. The cover preferably provides a camming means. The cover can be slidably attached to the base to permit the cover to cam over the surface of the base.

Abstract: A wire management adapter for organizing wires for presentment to a connector include a member having an array of grooves at the leading edge thereof. In one aspect, guideways are provided for positioning the wires of a cable for receipt within the grooves. The guideways accept both standard and coaxial conductors. A pocket carries a clip with insulation displacement tines to contact the braid of the coaxial conductor. In a second aspect, the member has alternating arrays of shallow and deeper grooves on each surface. The shallow and deeper grooves on each surface communicate with each other via a groove in the leading edge of the member. The shallow and deeper grooves on each surface register with the respective deeper and shallow grooves on the other surface.

Abstract: The present invention relates to electrical connectors with a ground structure for impedance and cross talk control between signal carrying conductors.

Abstract: The present invention relates to electrical connectors with a ground structure for impedance and cross talk control between signal carrying conductors.

Abstract: The present invention relates to electrical connectors with a ground structure for impedance and cross talk control between signal carrying conductors.

Abstract: The present invention relates to electrical connectors with a ground structure for impedance and cross talk control between signal carrying conductors.

Abstract: The present invention relates to electrical connectors with a ground structure for impedance and cross talk control between signal carrying conductors.

Abstract: The present invention relates to electrical connectors with a ground structure for impedance and cross talk control between signal carrying conductors.

Abstract: This invention relates to electrical connectors with a ground structure for impedance and cross talk control between signal carrying conductors and, in particular, where the connector is a angled or right angle receptacle.

Abstract: This invention relates to electrical connectors with a ground structure for impedance and cross talk control between signal carrying conductors and, in particular, where the connector is a right angle or angled receptacle.

Abstract: A connector for establishing electrical contact with a high count twisted pair cable is formed of a wiring block which telescopes into a receptacle. The leading edge of the wiring block in conjunction with the scalloped trailing edge of the receptacle forms a shear for cutting the conductors assembled in the wiring block to length.

Abstract: An optical connector for coupling a semiconductor light source to an optical fiber transmission line. A light source such as a light emitting diode is mounted on a movable post within a housing in juxtaposition to the end of an optical fiber centered within a channel in a connector housing. The optical fiber is held stationary whereas the post supporting the light emitting diode is moved by a probe inserted through multiple aligning ports until the diode is properly positioned for optimum light coupling into the fiber.