| (19) |
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(11) |
EP 0 350 710 A3 |
| (12) |
EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
| (88) |
Date of publication A3: |
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12.12.1990 Bulletin 1990/50 |
| (43) |
Date of publication A2: |
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17.01.1990 Bulletin 1990/03 |
| (22) |
Date of filing: 27.06.1989 |
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| (84) |
Designated Contracting States: |
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AT BE CH DE ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE |
| (30) |
Priority: |
11.07.1988 US 217323
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| (71) |
Applicant: VERSATILE ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC.
(a California corporation) |
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Gardena
California 90249 (US) |
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| (72) |
Inventor: |
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- Loewen, Heinz
Gardena
California 90249 (US)
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| (74) |
Representative: Baillie, Iain Cameron et al |
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c/o Ladas & Parry
Altheimer Eck 2
80331 München
80331 München (DE) |
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| (54) |
Printed circuit board edge connector |
(57) The connector is for receiving the edge of a printed circuit board and making contact
with the pads along the edge thereof. The connector has a body in which is positioned
a plurality of longitudinally arranged U-shaped sockets which receive the edge of
the board. Formed points are located in the sockets at a different distance from the
bottom of the socket. These points are spaced so that the board may slide therebetween
and then, as the board is turned in the socket, it engages the points to make assured
contact.