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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 26, 1996
Lee Winick, San Jose, CA (US);
Kenneth Kitlas, San Jose, CA (US);
Myra Torres, San Jose, CA (US);
Erich Selna, Mountain View, CA (US);
Clifford B Willis, Tracy, CA (US);
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
An electrical assembly which secures a detached cable/connector assembly to a substrate of a printed circuit board. The assembly has a printed circuit board that is mounted to a first surface of the substrate. The printed circuit board is coupled to an electrical connector assembly by a flexible cable. The electrical connector assembly can be plugged into an auxiliary device such as a CD-ROM. The electrical connector assembly has a tab that is inserted into an aperture located in the second surface of the substrate, to secure the connector assembly when the connector is not attached to the auxiliary device.