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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:
May. 14, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 29, 1994
Michael G Smith, Tustin, CA (US);
AST Research, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
An interface apparatus provides an auxiliary interface between an electronic base unit and a circuit card. The auxiliary interface apparatus may, for example, provide an RF interface between a notebook computer and a PCMCIA circuit card. The auxiliary interface apparatus comprises an auxiliary base connector attached to the base unit, an auxiliary card connector attached to the circuit card, and an actuator device. The actuator device moves the auxiliary base connector between a first position, in which the auxiliary base connector does not make contact with the auxiliary card connector, and a second position, in which the auxiliary base connector does make contact with the auxiliary card connector. The actuator device preferably comprises a rack and pinion device, where the auxiliary base connector is attached to the rack. A pinion gear engages with the rack to move the auxiliary base connector between the first position and the second position. The auxiliary base connector includes a convex, substantially hemispherical surface. The auxiliary card connector includes a concave, substantially hemispherical surface with a plurality of conductor elements.
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