Foldable connector assembly for miniature circuit card
First Claim
1. A circuit card comprising a support for electrical components and a retractable cord mechanism mounted to said support, a housing, said support being at least partly within said housing, at least part of said retractable cord mechanism including an electrical cable and being at least partly within said housing, an electrical connector attached to said cable, and said housing having a storage location for storing at least part of said electrical connector therein.
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Abstract
A PCMCIA card includes a support, circuit components for providing faxmodem functions with respect to the support, a housing containing at least part of the support, a retractable cord mechanism at least partly contained in the housing for connecting the electronic component with an external device for communications therewith, the retractable cord mechanism including a cord and a storage mechanism for storing at least part of the cord in the housing, and a foldable connector coupled to the cord for storage in the card and for pulling from the card for connecting to the external device. A foldable electrical connector is disclosed. Alternate embodiments use optical or radio signal coupling from the PCMCIA card and all embodiments do not require a separate telephone connector to a telephone wall jack.
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- 1. A circuit card comprising a support for electrical components and a retractable cord mechanism mounted to said support, a housing, said support being at least partly within said housing, at least part of said retractable cord mechanism including an electrical cable and being at least partly within said housing, an electrical connector attached to said cable, and said housing having a storage location for storing at least part of said electrical connector therein.
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