Electrical connectors – Connector movable between accessible and inaccessible positions
Patent
1998-10-30
2000-08-08
Abrams, Neil
Electrical connectors
Connector movable between accessible and inaccessible positions
439316, H01R 1344
Patent
active
060993294
ABSTRACT:
A retractable coaxial jack (14) includes a base (52) slidably positioned within a PC card (12) or other electrical apparatus. Projecting from the front face (89) of the base (52) is a tubular insulator (90) that encircles a conductive socket (92). The socket (92) bounds an opening (94) for receiving a contact pin (20). Also projecting from the front face (89) of the base (52) on opposing sides of the tubular insulator (90) is a conductive, outwardly extending first arm (95) and a conductive, outwardly extending second arm (96). The separate outwardly extending arms (95, 96) are desirably arranged to create a thinner coaxial jack (14) than conventional types of coaxial jacks to enable the jack to be retracted into the PC card (12). Preferably each of the retention arms (95, 96) has a curved inside face (98), an opposing curved outside face (100) and a knob (102) projecting from the outside face. The outwardly extending arms (95, 96) are desirably spaced from the tubular insulator (90) to form a gap (104). The tubular insulator (90), conductive socket (92) and outwardly extending arms (95, 96) are configured to selectively couple with a conventional coaxial connector such as a bayonet connector or BNC.
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Aldous Stephen C.
Goff Darrell E.
3Com Corporation
Abrams Neil
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