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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2014
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Donald C. Lewis, Richmond, CA (US);
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A connector adaptor facilitates coupling of a mating card edge with a corresponding female card-edge connector disposed on a circuit board. A gathering bevel at the face of the connector adaptor guides the mating card edge from the face of the connector adaptor to the slot at the connection surface of the female card-edge connector, thereby reducing the risk of damage to the female card-edge connector or the mating card edge during a blind mating attempt. In some embodiments the connector adaptor includes at least one connector tab such that the adaptor can be securely inserted into a cage preceding the slot opening of the female card-edge connector. In another embodiment the connector adaptor overlies the female card-edge connector to protect at least the connection surface of the female card-edge connector and can be fastened to the circuit board with any variety of fastening components.