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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 02, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edward A Kantner, Raleigh, NC (US);
Daniel S Garriss, Dunn, NC (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361737 ; 235451 ;
Abstract
An RF connector is provided for a PC card by having one element (40) of an RF connector in the host device into which the card is inserted. The card has a second element (30) of the RF connector. The two elements are arranged opposite each other when the card is fully inserted into the host device. In this way, a capacitive coupling can be provided between the respective circuits of the card and the host device. RF signals may, accordingly, be transmitted to and from the host device and the PC card.