Optical waveguides – With disengagable mechanical connector – Optical fiber to a nonfiber optical device connector
Reexamination Certificate
2007-06-12
2007-06-12
Font, Frank G. (Department: 2883)
Optical waveguides
With disengagable mechanical connector
Optical fiber to a nonfiber optical device connector
C385S090000, C385S134000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10945007
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for connecting an interconnecting cable between first and second printed circuit (PC) boards comprises: a base member disposed on a side of the first PC board for fixedly attaching one end of the interconnecting cable to the first PC board; a first connector attached to the other end of the interconnecting cable; a second connector disposed on a side of the second PC board; and a spring member attached to the base member for supporting the first connector away from the side of the first PC board, the spring member operative to force the first connector against the side of the second PC board to cause slidable engagement of the first and second connectors when one of the first and second PC boards is slid past the other of the first and second PC boards. Apparatus and method of providing optical connection between a first optical array electrically coupled to a first printed circuit (PC) board and a second optical array electrically coupled to a second PC board for providing optical communication between the first and second optical arrays are also disclosed.
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Fenwick David Martin
Luebs Richard John
Morris Terrel L.
Wegher Duane A.
Yetter Jeffry D.
Font Frank G.
Hewlett--Packard Development Company, L.P.
Hughes James P.
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