Connector for interfacing a disk drive with a computer
First Claim
1. A connector for interfacing a disk drive with a computer, said connector comprising:
- a socket portion in which a series of hollow cavities are formed;
a plug portion extending from said socket portion and having a series of longitudinally extending channels formed therein, the channels of said plug portion being axially aligned with respective hollow cavities of said socket portion; and
a plurality of contacts, each contact having a first end received in a hollow cavity of said socket portion to communicate with said disk drive and a second end located in a channel of said plug portion to communicate with said computer.
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Abstract
A connector for interfacing a disk drive, into which a floppy disk is to be loaded, with a controller card of a personal computer. The connector replaces the printed circuit board which has previously been used to interface the disk drive and computer. More particularly, the connector includes socket and plug portions which emulate the box connector and edge card, respectively, of the conventional circuit board interface. Accordingly, and by virtue of the presently described connector, the disk drive may be more directly and reliably interfaced with the computer while eliminating the conventional printed circuit board and the relatively high cost and space consumption that are characteristically associated therewith.
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15 Claims
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1. A connector for interfacing a disk drive with a computer, said connector comprising:
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a socket portion in which a series of hollow cavities are formed; a plug portion extending from said socket portion and having a series of longitudinally extending channels formed therein, the channels of said plug portion being axially aligned with respective hollow cavities of said socket portion; and a plurality of contacts, each contact having a first end received in a hollow cavity of said socket portion to communicate with said disk drive and a second end located in a channel of said plug portion to communicate with said computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A connector to permit the output pins from a disk drive to be electrically connected to a computer by way of a ribbon connector and a ribbon cable, said connector comprising:
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a socket portion in which a series of spaced, hollow cavities are formed for receiving respective output pins from said disk drive; a plug portion extending from said socket portion for receipt within a receptacle of said ribbon connector; and a plurality of contacts, each contact having a hollow barrel end located at one of said said series of cavities formed in said socket portion to receive a respective pin from said disk drive that is received within said cavity and a blade end supported by said plug portion so as to engage a respective contact located at the interior of the receptacle of said ribbon connector. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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Specification