Universal adapter equipped with retractable pins

Details Universal adapter equipped with retractable pins Universal adapter equipped with retractable pins

1998-12-02

2000-10-31

Sircus, Brian

Electrical connectors

Convertible by internal change to selectively cooperate with...

Coupling part

439173, H01R 2900

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06139341&

ABSTRACT:
A universal adapter that is equipped with retractable pins such that RS232 type of connectors having different numbers of pins or sockets can be connected together. It is further disclosed a method for utilizing such universal adapters by retracting at least one of the retractable pins such that a smaller female connector can be inserted into a larger male connector by retracting a suitable number of pins in the male connector to allow the insertion. The apparatus allows the connection of a 25-pin male connector to any suitable number of sockets in a female connector, i.e. most likely to a 15-socket or a 9-socket female connector. The apparatus enables the use of a single universal adapter in place of a large number of adapters that is conventionally required for making connections between connectors of dissimilar numbers of pins or sockets.

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