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(11) EP 0 675 572 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
27.03.1996 Bulletin 1996/13

(43) Date of publication A2:
04.10.1995 Bulletin 1995/40

(21) Application number: 95110834.9

(22) Date of filing: 05.10.1990
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6: H01R 23/68, H01R 23/70
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB IT NL

(30) Priority: 06.10.1989 JP 259976/89

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
90119186.6 / 0421474

(71) Applicant: THE WHITAKER CORPORATION
Wilmington, Delaware 19808 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Kashiwa, Youichi
    Setagaya-ku, Tokyo (JP)
  • Tanikawa,Yoshikazu
    Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033 (US)
  • Saito, Jun
    Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa (JP)

(74) Representative: Klunker . Schmitt-Nilson . Hirsch 
Winzererstrasse 106
80797 München
80797 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
   
     
    Remarks:
    This application was filed on 11 - 07 - 1995 as a divisional application to the application mentioned under INID code 60.
     


    (54) Contact element for edge connectors


    (57) An electrical edge connector (201, 301, 401, 501, 601) having a plurality of electrical contact members (202, 302, 402, 502, 602) secured in a dielectric housing (204, 304, 404, 504, 604) for receiving an edge of a daughter card (406), the contact members including an outer C-shaped contact member (210, 310, 410, 510, 610) and an inner C-shaped contact member (230, 330, 430, 530, 630) coupled to said outer C-shaped contact member and having opposing contacts for engagement with the daughter card, wherein said outer C-shaped contact member (210, 310, 410, 510, 610) includes side sections (212, 214, 312, 314, 412, 414, 512, 514, 612, 614) extending along inside surfaces of said housing (204, 304, 404, 504, 604) and a connecting member (240, 340, 440, 540, 640) as part of one of the side sections (212, 214, 312, 314, 412, 414, 512, 514, 612, 614) extending along an external surface of a side wall (250, 350, 450, 550, 650) of said housing for electrical connection to a conductive area of a mother board (208, 308, 408, 508, 608).






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