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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2018
Applicant:
Miraco, Inc., Manchester, NH (US);
Inventors:
Douglas Bulmer, East Hampstead, NH (US);
Jonathan Roberts, Canaan, NH (US);
Assignee:
Miraco, Inc., Manchester, NH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 12/88 (2011.01); H01R 13/11 (2006.01); H01R 13/03 (2006.01); H01R 12/79 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 12/88 (2013.01); H01R 12/79 (2013.01); H01R 13/03 (2013.01); H01R 13/112 (2013.01);
Abstract
This invention is a means for interconnecting a Flexible Printed Circuit (FPC) or Flat Flexible Cable (FFC) with a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) using a Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) style interconnection system. It features a high reliability contact structure providing a Normally Closed (NC) contact configuration which is always engaged unless deactivated by means of a movable actuator.