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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:
Jan. 05, 1999
Filed:
May. 05, 1997
Marion Blaszczyk, Palos Hills, IL (US);
Dane L Greives, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
3 Com Corp., Rolling Meadows, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for electrically connecting a plurality of electronic modules includes a power cord for supplying power to a plurality of electronic modules, the power cord including a first end and a second end, the first end of the power cord including a plug for connection to a power source, the second end of the power cord including a power cord terminal, the power cord terminal including a first receptacle for connection to a first electronic module and a second receptacle, and a connector cord including a first end and a second end, the first end of the connector cord including a plug for connection to the second receptacle of the power cord terminal, the second end of the connector cord including a connector cord terminal, the connector cord terminal including a first receptacle for connection to a second electronic module and a second receptacle.