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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. 05, 1988
Filed:
Aug. 15, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter C de Jong, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Clifford W Lindgren, Middletown, PA (US);
Thomas J Zola, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Assignee:
AMP Incorporated, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ; H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439248 ; 439629 ; 439655 ;
Abstract
A receptacle and mating header that can be blindly mated from an initially misaligned condition. The header is rigidly mounted while the receptacle is mounted such that the receptacle can move vertically or laterally in a plane transverse to the axial alignment of pins or sockets therein. The receptacle and mating header have complimentary guide means and lead-in surfaces that engage as mating is attempted and urge the header and receptacle to align for mating.