Electrical connectors – With indicating or identifying provision – Connection indicating provision
Patent
1999-04-12
2000-08-01
Bradley, Paula
Electrical connectors
With indicating or identifying provision
Connection indicating provision
439676, 439910, H01R 300
Patent
active
060958510
ABSTRACT:
An electronic device adapted to be coupled to an information transfer system by means of a conductor including a standard connector having a translucent or transparent body insertable into a receptacle defined by the electronic device, the device including a housing, a substrate carrying electronic components, a light source mounted on the substrate and connected to components on the substrate, the light source being energizable in response to electrical signals generated by said components, the signals being indicative of the status and/or activity of the device, and a light guide extending between the light source and the receptacle for transmitting light from the light source to the receptacle, the light transmitted from the source to the receptacle illuminating the connector body thereby providing an indication of the status and/or activity of the electronic device.
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Ahlstrom Joakim
Laity Ian A.
Bradley Paula
Ta Tho Dac
Xircom, Inc.
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