Tyco Electronics Corporation

Te Connectivity Corporation

Mailoan Tran

Randall Robert Henry

Linda Ellen Shields

Matthew Ryan Schmitt

Sandeep Patel

Andrew Dewitt Balthaser

A rigid-flex circuit connector is provided that includes a layered circuit board and an array of electrical contacts. The layered circuit board has a rigid board stacked above a flex board. The rigid board includes at least one rigid substrate and a rigid board circuit. The rigid board circuit includes a plurality of conductive vias extending into the rigid board from a top surface of the rigid board. The flex board includes at least one flexible substrate and a flex board circuit. The flex board circuit electrically connects to the conductive vias of the rigid board circuit. The array of electrical contacts is loaded in the conductive vias. The electrical contacts have mating ends that protrude from the top surface of the rigid board to mechanically engage and electrically connect to mating contacts of a mating electronic component.

Rigid-flex circuit connector

A socket assembly is provided having a socket cover slidably mounted to a socket base. The socket cover includes a cam retention area containing a drive plate and a cam lever rotatably engaging the socket cover, socket base and drive plate. The cam rotatably engages, and applies torque forces to, the socket cover, plate, and socket base to slide the socket cover with respect to the socket base. The drive plate and the cam retention area include torque transfer members that engage one another. The torque transfer members are located at intermediate points with the drive plate and the cam retention area.

Reinforced socket cover assembly

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Harrisburg, PA, United States of America

Mailoan Tran