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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:
Jul. 04, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 21, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kun-Tsan Wu, Tu-Chen, TW;
Chin-Yi Lai, Tu-Chen, TW;
Assignee:
Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439347 ; 439342 ;
Abstract
An assembly of a plug and a receptacle connector having a reduced overall widthwise dimension. Each of the plug and receptacle connectors includes a base board, an enclosing board aligned with the base board, a number of electrical terminals retained between the base board and the enclosing board, and a cover board securely mounted to the base board. The cover board of the plug connector is slidingly engaged with the cover board of the receptacle connector. The cover board and the base board are both substantially flat and have a width which is significantly less than the respective length.