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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:
Jul. 12, 1983
Filed:
Sep. 08, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Howard W Andrews, Jr, Hershey, PA (US);
Timothy B Billman, Carlisle, PA (US);
Robert F Cobaugh, Elizabethtown, PA (US);
Assignee:
AMP Incorporated, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
339 / ; 339 / ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a connector system for electrically connecting a circuit card to a circuit board. More particularly the connector system includes an upper card-carrying member mated into a lower board mounted member without requiring insertion forces. Cam means on the lower member move the upper member laterally to electrically engage the contact elements positioned in both members.