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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 30, 1996
Stephen L Clark, Dillsburg, PA (US);
Berg Technology, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is an assembly for mounting electrical connectors on an edge of a printed circuit board (PCB). A first elongated connector element having opposed first and second ends is positioned on the one major side of the PCB adjacent the edge. A second elongated connector element having opposed first and second ends and positioned on the other major side of the PCB adjacent the edge of the PCB in side by side relation with said first elongated connector. A single fastener simultaneously engages both elongated connector elements and the PCB. The fastener may be a pair of blocks which each have a rear groove and ledge combination to engage the PCB and side tongue and groove combinations to engage the connector elements.