Electrical card-edge connector

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Description

This application is related by subject matter to U.S. Design patent application Ser. No. 29/363,269 entitled “Electrical Card-Edge Connector” filed on Jun. 7, 2010, now U.S. Pat. No. D639,246, and U.S. Design patent application Ser. No. 29/363,270 entitled “Electrical Card-Edge Connector” filed on Jun. 7, 2010, now U.S. Pat. No. D641,321.

FIG. 1 is a bottom, left, front perspective view of an electrical card-edge connector according to my design;

FIG. 2 is a top, right, rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left side elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a right side elevation view thereof.

The broken line in the drawing represents unclaimed environment and forms no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot line in the drawing represents the boundaries of the claimed design.

In a preferred embodiment, the nature of this product is an electrical card-edge connector in the form of an electrical connector housing that retains a plurality of electrical contacts, such that the electrical card-edge connector is configured to mount to a first circuit board and mate with a second circuit board.

Claims

The ornamental design for an electrical card-edge connector, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D701839
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 8, 2012
Date of Patent: Apr 1, 2014
Assignee: FCI Americas Technology LLC (Carson City, NV)
Inventor: Hung Viet Ngo (Harrisburg, PA)
Primary Examiner: Daniel Bui
Application Number: 29/433,998