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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2001
Patrick P. Hicks, San Diego, CA (US);
Gary L. Gilbert, San Diego, CA (US);
Patrick P. Hicks, San Diego, CA (US);
Gary L. Gilbert, San Diego, CA (US);
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and a connector for coupling one or more boards together substantially parallelly. The connector comprises a first and a second supporting member and a first set of electrical connectors adapted to couple to a first board. The connector further comprises a second set of electrical connectors disposed between the first and second supporting member, wherein the second set of electrical connectors are oriented substantially perpendicular to the first set of electrical connectors and wherein the second set of electrical connectors are adapted to couple to a second board that is substantially parallel to the first board.