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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 1979
Filed:
May. 27, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
James C Asher, San Jose, CA (US);
Douglas A Hardy, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Atari, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
174 / ; 361399 ; 339 42 ;
Abstract
A cartridge for shielding a portable electronic micro-circuit and for connecting the circuit into a TV game. The apparatus includes a circuit board that is protected within a housing from static electricity and is adapted for connection with an electrical connector on a TV game. The housing includes two parallel members for moving aside a protective shield on the electrical connector and thereby permitting engagement of the circuit board with the connector in the game.