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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 1978
Filed:
Aug. 19, 1977
Thomas Christopher Lincoln, Arcadia, CA (US);
Microdot Inc., Greenwich, CT (US);
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a miniature high density connector. Like connector housings, termed 'hermaphroditic' in the industry in that each contains male and female pins and sockets, are constructed and mated in a manner that maximizes electrical and mechanical integrity yet minimizes size. A pair of like, elongated insulated housings of generally U-shaped transverse cross section have a plurality of aligned closely spaced bores with male electrical contacts supported therein in one leg and a plurality of closely spaced tubular female contacts in the bight portion of each housing, the housings being adapted to mate with one another so that the male and female contacts are directly supported by the bores in one leg of each housing.