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US7517253B1
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Connector socket for eSATA and USB plugs
Assignee: Taiwin Electronics Co Ltd
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Filing: 2008-08-21
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Granted: 2009-04-14
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Expires: 2028-08-21
Abstract
Abstract The connector socket has a casing, an eSATA contact set and an USB contact set. The casing has a cavity and a contact seat being disposed in the cavity. The eSATA contact set is mounted on the contact seat and has side eSATA contacts and middle eSATA contacts. The middle eSATA contacts are disposed between the side eSATA contacts and mounted on the contact seat. The USB contact set is mounted on the contact seat opposite to the eSATA contact set and has multiple interior USB contacts and multiple exterior USB contacts. The exterior USB contacts respectively connect the middle eSATA contacts to transmit signals via the middle eSATA contacts. Therefore the connector socket is compatible with USB 3.0 specification and is compact with the single contact seat.
Inventors
- 👤 Jui-Tu Chiang
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 18:06
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R27/00; H01R12/00; H01R12/50; H01R12/51; H01R12/55; H01R12/58; H01R12/70; H01R12/71; H01R12/712
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
A connector socket comprising: a casing having a cavity being defined in the casing; and a contact-seat being disposed in the cavity; an eSATA contact set being mounted on the contact seat and having side eSATA contacts being conductive and mounted on the contact seat; and middle eSATA contacts being conductive, arranged in a row between the side eSATA contacts and mounted on the contact seat; and an USB contact set being mounted on the contact seat opposite to the eSATA contact set and having multiple interior USB contacts being conductive and mounted on the contact seat; and multiple exterior USB contacts being conductive, mounted on the contact seat and respectively connecting the middle eSATA contacts.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
116 words
A connector socket comprising: a casing having a cavity being defined in the casing; and a contact-seat being disposed in the cavity; an eSATA contact set being mounted on the contact seat and having side eSATA contacts being conductive and mounted on the contact seat; and middle eSATA contacts being conductive, arranged in a row between the side eSATA contacts and mounted on the contact seat; and an USB contact set being mounted on the contact seat opposite to the eSATA contact set and having multiple interior USB contacts being conductive and mounted on the contact seat; and multiple exterior USB contacts being conductive, mounted on the contact seat and respectively connecting the middle eSATA contacts.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The connector socket as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cavity has a front opening; and the exterior USB contacts are arranged in a row and close to the front opening.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
49 words
The connector socket as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the front opening of the cavity has an edge having stepped segments and forming an USB plug outline being adapted to correspond to an USB plug; and an eSATA plug outline being adapted to correspond to an eSATA plug.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
66 words
The connector socket as claimed in claim 3 , wherein each middle eSATA contact has a front end close to the front opening of the cavity and an extension formed on and protruding inclined down from the front end; and each exterior USB contact is detachably mounted on the contact seat close to the front opening and abuts an extension of a corresponding middle eSATA contact.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
69 words
The connector socket as claimed in claim 2 , wherein each middle eSATA contact has a front end close to the front opening of the cavity and an extension formed on and protruding inclined down from the front end; and each exterior USB contact is detachably mounted on the contact seat close to the front opening of the cavity and abuts an extension of a corresponding middle eSATA contact.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
The connector socket as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each middle eSATA contact has a front end; and the exterior USB contacts are respectively formed on and protruding transversely from the front ends of the eSATA contacts.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
46 words
The connector socket as claimed in claim 2 , wherein each middle eSATA contact has a front end close to the front opening of the cavity; and the exterior USB contacts are respectively formed on and protruding transversely from the front ends of the eSATA contacts.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
46 words
The connector socket as claimed in claim 3 , wherein each middle eSATA contact has a front end close to the front opening of the cavity; and the exterior USB contacts are respectively formed on and protruding transversely from the front ends of the eSATA contacts.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
54 words
The connector socket as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each middle eSATA contact has a front end and an extension formed on and protruding inclined down from the front end; and each exterior USB contact is detachably mounted on the contact seat and abuts to an extension of a corresponding middle eSATA contact.
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