Hinged connector

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1989-02-14

1989-09-12

Paumen, Gary F.

Electrical connectors

Interrelated connectors relatively movable during use

Movement about axis

439 13, H01R 3900

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048655538

ABSTRACT:
A hinged electrical connector comprises a receptacle connector (RC) and a tab connector (TC) that are hingedly connected together by hinge members (3, 4, 5a, 6), the connectors having coplanar receptacle contact sections (12) of receptacle contacts (7) electrically engaged with tab contact sections (14) of tab contacts (8) and conductor-engaging sections (9,10) electrically engaged with conductive areas of circuit boards (11a, 11b) enabling the boards to be moved between angular positions and maintained thereat.

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patent: 3960434 (1976-06-01), Soes
patent: 4341430 (1982-07-01), Crawford
patent: 4632475 (1986-12-01), Tomita
patent: 4657320 (1987-04-01), Bamford et al.
patent: 4715819 (1987-12-01), Iwasa et al.

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