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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 1993
Filed:
Aug. 27, 1992
Steven J Kandybowski, Tower City, PA (US);
The Whitaker Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
An edge mounted connector assembly for a printed circuit board (10) wherein the connector block (22) which mates with a connector receptacle on a mother board (12) is connected to the printed circuit board (10) by means of a flexible circuit member (44). A cover member (30) is mounted on the connector block (22) in such a manner that it is free to move relative to the connector block (22) in a first direction. The printed circuit board (10) is mounted to the cover member (30) in such a manner that it is free to move relative to the cover member in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The flexible circuit member (44) is free to flex in both directions.