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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:
Jun. 29, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Katsumi Yamaguchi, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Tyco Electronics AMP k.K., Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 0/506 ; H05K 1/00 ; H01R 1/200 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 0/506 ; H05K 1/00 ; H01R 1/200 ;
Abstract
A card connector assembly having a slot for inserting a card that has raised portions and a connector that receives the card that is inserted into the slot. An anti-dust shutter that pivots into an interior of the slot when the card is inserted. The anti-dust shutter having an interference avoiding means in the form of a cut-out or a projection that enables the card to be withdrawn from the slot without interference from the raised portions. The card connector assembly making it possible to withdraw cards having raised portions, such as PC cards that handle card busses, from the card connector assembly without interference with the anti-dust shutter.