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Zero insertion force connector for flexible circuit boards

  • US 5,735,709 A
  • Filed: 10/02/1995
  • Issued: 04/07/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/06/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A zero insertion force connector for use in making connections and disconnections between a plurality of flexible circuit boards in multiple rows and counterpart contacts, said connector comprising:

  • a housing, insulator means for rigidly holding portions adjacent to contact points of said flexible circuit boards, said insulator means being displaceable within said housing in a direction perpendicular to said flexible circuit boards, a fixed counterpart insulator having a plurality of pairs of said counterpart contacts which are separated by an interval that is broader than a thickness of said flexible circuit boards, and a driving member for displacing said insulator means so as to control an incline of said flexible circuit boards to complete and open electrical connections between said contact points and said counterpart contacts.

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