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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2001
Sean Conor Wrycraft, Harrow, GB;
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
An ejector mechanism ( ) for a circuit board ( ) and back plane ( ), the ejector mechanism being operable to provide resiliently biased engagement between a first part ( ) of an electrical connector ( ) and a mutually engaging second part ( ) of the electrical connector ( ), the first and second parts of the electrical connector providing electrical connection for a plurality of electrical channels between the circuit board on which the first part is mounted and the back plane on which the second part is mounted. The ejector mechanism comprises an engaging projection ( ) and a lever arm ( ) pivotally mounted on one of the circuit board and the back plane and configured to engage the engaging projection ( ) forming part of the other of the circuit board and the back plane.