Connector with adjustable thickness

Claim 2

A connector for connecting a circuit board with at least one signal line having a plug, said connector comprising: a base having an upper surface; a cover provided above said base, said cover having a lower surface facing said upper surface and being substantially parallel to said upper surface; and at least one adjustable means connected to said base and said cover, said adjustable means comprising a rigid upper adjustable part connected to said cover and a rigid lower adjustable part connected to said base, said lower adjustable part side surface having a preparation position groove and an operation position groove while said operation position groove being closer to said cover than said preparation position groove, said upper adjustable part side surface having a projection portion projecting perpendicularly from said upper adjustable part side surface and being engaged with one of said preparation position groove and said operation position groove, wherein said cover is able to move from a preparation position that the distance between said cover and said base is small to an operation position that said distance between said cover and said base is large, and said adjustable means includes a conjugated configuration while said preparation position groove, said operation groove and said projection portion have a large contact surface, whereby an integrated structure is formed by said cover, said base and said adjustable means due to said conjugated configuration of said adjustable means to resist at least one of deformation and twist subject to external force for many times of adjustment.

Claim 3

A connector according to claim 1 , wherein said plug is inserted between said base and said cover along a direction that is substantially parallel with said upper surface and said lower surface.

Claim 4

A connector according to claim 2 , wherein said rigid upper adjustable part is movable relative to said rigid lower adjustable part whereby the distance between said cover and said base is adjustable.

Claim 5

A connector according to claim 3 , wherein: said rigid upper adjustable part comprises an upper adjustable part side surface which is perpendicular to said lower surface of said cover; said rigid lower adjustable part comprises a lower adjustable part side surface which is perpendicular to said upper surface of said base, and said lower adjustable part side surface faces said upper adjustable part side surface; and said rigid lower adjustable part side surface and said rigid upper adjustable part side surface are set in a conjugated configuration that enables said cover with said rigid upper adjustable part and said base with said rigid lower adjustable part to form an integrated structure to resist at least one of deformation and twist subjected to external forces.

Claim 6

A connector according to claim 1 , wherein said circuit board comprises a PCMCIA card.

Claim 7

A connector according to claim 1 , wherein said signal line is a network line.

Claim 8

A connector according to claim 1 , wherein said signal line is a telephone line.

Claim 9

A connector according to claim 1 , wherein said plug comprises a RJ series plug with a bias clip.

Claim 10

A connector according to claim 8 , wherein said cover further comprises: at least one clip passing recess formed on said lower surface of said cover, said clip passing recess being shaped so that said bias clip of said RJ series plug is able to pass through and said RJ series plug is able to be inserted into said connector.

Claim 11

A connector according to claim 9 , wherein said cover further comprises: at least one clip retention recess formed on said lower surface of said cover, said clip retention recess being shaped to receive said bias clip of said RJ series plug, thus to hold said RJ series plug in said connector.

Claim 12

A connector according to claim 10 , wherein said clip retention recess is substantially T-shaped.

Claim 13

A connector for connecting a PCMCIA card and at least one signal line with an RJ series plug, each said RJ plug has a plurality of electric contacts, said connector comprising: a base comprising an upper surface and a plurality of base electric contacts; a cover comprising a lower surface that faces said upper surface; and at least one adjustable means connected to said base and said cover that is able to change the distance of said base and said cover and includes a conjugated configuration, said adjustable means further comprising a lower adjustable part, which comprises a lower adjustable part side surface being perpendicular to said upper surface of said base and having a preparation position groove and an operation position groove while said operation position groove is closer to said cover than said preparation position groove, and an upper adjustable part, which comprises an upper adjustable part side surface being perpendicular to said lower surface of said cover and having a projection portion perpendicular to said upper adjustable part side surface while said projection portion is engaged with one of said preparation position groove and said operation position groove, wherein said cover is able to move from a preparation position that the distance between said cover and said base is small, to an operation position that said distance between said cover and said base is large, and when said cover is at said operation position, said RJ series plug is inserted along a direction that parallels to both said upper surface and said lower surface, and then said RJ series plug is held between said base and said cover, and each of said plurality of electric contacts of said RJ series plug is in electric contact with the corresponding base electric contact to transmit signals between said signal line and said PCMCIA card through said RJ series plug, and said preparation position groove, said operation groove and said projection portion have a large contact surface, whereby an integrated structure is formed by said cover, said base, and said adjustable means due to said conjugated configuration of said adjustable means to resist at least one of deformation and twist subjected to external forces for many times of adjustment.

Claim 14

A connector for connecting a PCMCIA card and at least one signal line with an RJ series plug, each said RJ plug has a plurality of electric contacts, said connector comprising: a base comprising an upper surface and a plurality of base electric contacts; a cover comprising a lower surface that faces said upper surface; and at least one adjustable means connected to said base and said cover that is able to change the distance of said base and said cover and includes a conjugated configuration, said adjustable means further comprising a lower adjustable part, which comprises a lower adjustable part side surface being perpendicular to said upper surface of said base and having a preparation position groove and an operation position groove while said operation position groove is closer to said cover than said preparation position groove, and an upper adjustable part, which comprises an upper adjustable part side surface being perpendicular to said lower surface of said cover and having a projection portion perpendicular to said upper adjustable part side surface while said projection portion is engaged with one of said preparation position groove and said operation position groove, wherein said cover is able to move from a preparation position that the distance between said cover and said base is small, to an operation position that said distance between said cover and said base is large, and when said cover is at said operation position, said RJ series plug is inserted along a direction that parallels to both said upper surface and said lower surface, and then said RJ series plug is held between said base and said cover, and each of said plurality of electric contacts of said RJ series plug is in electric contact with the corresponding base electric contact to transmit signals between said signal line and said PCMCIA card through said RJ series plug, and said preparation position groove, said operation groove and said projection portion have a large contact surface, whereby an integrated structure is formed by said cover, said base, and said adjustable means due to said conjugated configuration of said adjustable means to resist at least one of deformation and twist subjected to external forces for many times of adjustment.

Claim 15

A connector according to claim 12 , wherein said signal line comprises a network line.

Claim 16

A connector according to claim 12 , wherein said signal line comprises a telephone line.

Claim 17

A connector according to claim 12 , wherein said cover further comprises: at least one clip passing recess formed on said lower surface of said cover, said clip passing recess being shaped so that said bias clip of said RJ series plug is able to pass through and said RJ series plug is able to be inserted into said connector.

Claim 18

A connector according to claim 12 , wherein said cover further comprises: at least one clip retention recess formed on said lower surface of said cover, said clip retention recess being shaped to receive said bias clip of said RJ series plug, thus to hold said RJ series plug in said connector.

Claim 19

A connector according to claim 16 , wherein said clip retention recess is substantially T-shaped.