Electrical connectors – Preformed panel circuit arrangement – e.g. – pcb – icm – dip,... – Within distinct housing spaced from panel circuit arrangement
Patent
1996-02-13
1997-09-09
Abrams, Neil
Electrical connectors
Preformed panel circuit arrangement, e.g., pcb, icm, dip,...
Within distinct housing spaced from panel circuit arrangement
361686, 70 58, H01R 909
Patent
active
056649509
ABSTRACT:
Nestable software license authentication keys connect end-to-end on a circuit board to form an authentication key assembly for internal computer installation or for use as an external assembly connecting to a host system. The circuit board includes at least one plastic housing for one or more authentication keys which define a male connector at one end and a female connector at the opposite end, which connect to a female phone jack(s) electrically connected to the circuit board and attached to the end of a compression spring mounted within each housing. The spring(s) compresses as additional keys are connected end-to-end on the board and the spring biases the keys against the end of the circuit board. The authentication key assemblies may utilize a variety of circuit boards with a variety of connectors, and the external assembly is encased in the plastic housing for use with portable and Apple-type computers.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4758928 (1988-07-01), Wierec et al.
patent: 5450271 (1995-09-01), Fukushima et al.
Abrams Neil
Eakin James E.
L. Standig Barry Matthew
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