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Circuit device

  • US 6,272,021 B1
  • Filed: 06/11/1998
  • Issued: 08/07/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/16/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A circuit device, comprising:

  • a circuit board on which electrical parts are mounted;

    a case in which the circuit board is disposed;

    contact pads located on a mating edge of the circuit board;

    a board-supporting housing for supporting the circuit board, the board-supporting housing having a slot for receiving the mating edge therethrough, the board-supporting housing and the mating edge forming an electrical connector, the mating edge extending through the slot and having electrical contacts provided thereon;

    latching members on the case and the circuit board latching the circuit in the case;

    whereby when a mating electrical connector is mated with the board-supporting housing and the mating edge, the contacts provided on the mating edge electrically engage mating contacts of the mating connector and the board-supporting housing mechanically engages a mating housing of the mating connector.

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