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Mechanism for arranging different I/O port connectors
Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
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Filing: 1996-05-22
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Granted: 1998-09-01
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Expires: 2016-05-22
Abstract
Abstract A bracket (10) includes a pair of side stands (12) spaced away from but interconnected with each other by respectively a supporting bar (14) formed on the front upper portions (17) thereof for supportably mounting a connector (22) thereon and/or a spacer bar (16) formed on the rear lower portions (19) thereof for aligning contact tails (30) of the connector (22). Each side stand (12) includes its own boardlock (48) for directly mounting the bracket (10) onto the mother board (100). An L-shaped partition bar (42) is connected between the supporting bar (14) and the spacer bar (16) for separating the space under the supporting bar (14) to smaller ones for accommodating plural less sized connectors (66) or components therein.
Inventors
- 👤 Sung Liu Hsu
- 👤 Chun Chu Wang
- 👤 Chang-Hua Yin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 17:28
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/46; H01R13/516; H01R13/518; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/7005; H01R12/7011; H01R12/7017; H01R12/7029; H01R12/71; H01R12/712; H01R27/00; H01R27/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
96 words
A bracket for use with two-level connectors for mounting on a board, comprising: a pair of side stands interconnected with each other by a supporting bar integrally connected between two upper portions thereof, and by a spacer bar integrally connected between two lower portions thereof; wherein the supporting bar includes a supporting plane for mounting a first connector thereon and the spacer bar includes a plurality of through holes therein for alignment of contact tails of said first connector; a partition bar integrally extending from at least one of the supporting bar and the spacer bar.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
96 words
A bracket for use with two-level connectors for mounting on a board, comprising: a pair of side stands interconnected with each other by a supporting bar integrally connected between two upper portions thereof, and by a spacer bar integrally connected between two lower portions thereof; wherein the supporting bar includes a supporting plane for mounting a first connector thereon and the spacer bar includes a plurality of through holes therein for alignment of contact tails of said first connector; a partition bar integrally extending from at least one of the supporting bar and the spacer bar.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The bracket as described in claim 1, wherein said partition bar substantially connected between and to both the supporting bar and the spacer bar.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The bracket as described in claim 2, wherein said partition bar is of an L-shaped configuration, including a vertical section and a horizontal section respectively connected to the supporting bar and the spacer bar.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
91 words
A bracket for use with two-level connectors for mounting on a board, comprising: a pair of side stands interconnected with each other by a supporting bar integrally connected between two upper portions thereof, and by a spacer bar integrally connected between two lower portions thereof; wherein the supporting bar includes a supporting plane for mounting a first connector thereon and the spacer bar includes a plurality of through holes therein for alignment of contact tails of said first connector; a pair of boardlocks respectively positioned adjacent the two opposite side stands.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
91 words
A bracket for use with two-level connectors for mounting on a board, comprising: a pair of side stands interconnected with each other by a supporting bar integrally connected between two upper portions thereof, and by a spacer bar integrally connected between two lower portions thereof; wherein the supporting bar includes a supporting plane for mounting a first connector thereon and the spacer bar includes a plurality of through holes therein for alignment of contact tails of said first connector; a pair of boardlocks respectively positioned adjacent the two opposite side stands.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
47 words
The bracket as described in claim 4, wherein said bracket further includes a partition bar with an auxiliary boardlock thereon so that the boardlocks on two side stands and the auxiliary boardlock incorporate with each other to form three coplanar but not collinear points on the board.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The bracket as described in claim 4, wherein each of two side stands has a passage to retainably receive a strip section of the boardlock therein.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
115 words
An arrangement of an electrical connector assembly mounted on a board, comprising: a bracket including a pair of side stands interconnected by a supporting bar integrally formed between upper portions thereof so as to define an upper level and a lower level thereof; a first connector secured to the bracket and supported by said supporting bar and substantially at the upper level; and a second connector directly solderably and mountably secured to the board and substantially at the lower lever without any securement with the bracket; a spacer bar formed integrally between lower portions of said two opposite side stands, with a plurality of through holes for alignment of contact tails of the first connector.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
115 words
An arrangement of an electrical connector assembly mounted on a board, comprising: a bracket including a pair of side stands interconnected by a supporting bar integrally formed between upper portions thereof so as to define an upper level and a lower level thereof; a first connector secured to the bracket and supported by said supporting bar and substantially at the upper level; and a second connector directly solderably and mountably secured to the board and substantially at the lower lever without any securement with the bracket; a spacer bar formed integrally between lower portions of said two opposite side stands, with a plurality of through holes for alignment of contact tails of the first connector.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The arrangement as described in claim 7, wherein a partition bar respectively connected to the supporting bar and the spacer bar.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
104 words
An arrangement of an electrical connector assembly mounted on a board, comprising: a bracket including a pair of side stands interconnected by a supporting bar integrally formed between upper portions thereof so as to define an upper level and a lower level thereof; a first connector secured to the bracket and supported by said supporting bar and substantially at the upper level; and a second connector directly solderably and mountably secured to the board and substantially at the lower lever without any securement with the bracket; a partition bar integrally extends downward from the supporting bar for dividing the lower level to two spaces.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
104 words
An arrangement of an electrical connector assembly mounted on a board, comprising: a bracket including a pair of side stands interconnected by a supporting bar integrally formed between upper portions thereof so as to define an upper level and a lower level thereof; a first connector secured to the bracket and supported by said supporting bar and substantially at the upper level; and a second connector directly solderably and mountably secured to the board and substantially at the lower lever without any securement with the bracket; a partition bar integrally extends downward from the supporting bar for dividing the lower level to two spaces.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
The arrangement as described in claim 9, wherein the partition bar includes an auxiliary boardlock on its distal end.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
97 words
An arrangement of an electrical connector assembly mounted on a board, comprising: a bracket including a pair of side stands interconnected by a supporting bar integrally formed between upper portions thereof so as to define an upper level and a lower level thereof; a first connector secured to the bracket and supported by said supporting bar and substantially at the upper level; and a second connector directly solderably and mountably secured to the board and substantially at the lower lever without any securement with the bracket; wherein said first connector is substantially longer than the second connector.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
97 words
An arrangement of an electrical connector assembly mounted on a board, comprising: a bracket including a pair of side stands interconnected by a supporting bar integrally formed between upper portions thereof so as to define an upper level and a lower level thereof; a first connector secured to the bracket and supported by said supporting bar and substantially at the upper level; and a second connector directly solderably and mountably secured to the board and substantially at the lower lever without any securement with the bracket; wherein said first connector is substantially longer than the second connector.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
100 words
An arrangement of an electrical connector assembly mounted on a board, comprising: a bracket including a pair of side stands interconnected by a supporting bar integrally formed between upper portions thereof so as to define an upper level and a lower level thereof; a first connector secured to the bracket and supported by said supporting bar and substantially at the upper level; and a second connector directly solderably and mountably secured to the board and substantially at the lower lever without any securement with the bracket; two boardlocks respectively on two side stands for securing the bracket onto the board.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
100 words
An arrangement of an electrical connector assembly mounted on a board, comprising: a bracket including a pair of side stands interconnected by a supporting bar integrally formed between upper portions thereof so as to define an upper level and a lower level thereof; a first connector secured to the bracket and supported by said supporting bar and substantially at the upper level; and a second connector directly solderably and mountably secured to the board and substantially at the lower lever without any securement with the bracket; two boardlocks respectively on two side stands for securing the bracket onto the board.
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