Foldable connector assembly for miniature circuit card

Details Foldable connector assembly for miniature circuit card Foldable connector assembly for miniature circuit card

1998-03-10

2000-02-01

Paumen, Gary F.

Electrical connectors

With storage means for flaccid conductor

439596, 191 124, H01R 1372

Patent

active

060196300

ABSTRACT:
A PCMCIA card includes a support, circuit components for providing faxmodem functions with respect to the support, a housing containing at least part of the support, a retractable cord mechanism at least partly contained in the housing for connecting the electronic component with an external device for communications therewith, the retractable cord mechanism including a cord and a storage mechanism for storing at least part of the cord in the housing, and a foldable connector coupled to the cord for storage in the card and for pulling from the card for connecting to the external device. A foldable electrical connector is disclosed. Alternate embodiments use optical or radio signal coupling from the PCMCIA card and all embodiments do not require a separate telephone connector to a telephone wall jack.

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Catalog Page 7058; Amp Incorporated, Harrisburg, PA 17105.

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