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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:
Sep. 12, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 13, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jacques Longueville, Oostkamp, BE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ; H01R / ; H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439260 ; 439377 ;
Abstract
The PCB zero-insertion-force connector assembly has an actuating element. Upon the actuation of the actuating element, a PCB zero-insertion-force connector (1; 11-14) can be moved from a mounting position, allowing the insertion or removal of a PCB, into a connecting position, properly establishing the contact of the PCB, and vice versa. The actuating element of the novel PCB zero-insertion-force connector is integrated into a PCB guiding device, with the aid of which the PCB to be brought into connection with the PCB zero-insertion-force connector or already connected to the latter can be guided toward or away from the latter.