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US 7,083,423 · App. 11/096,027 · Granted Aug 1, 2006

Method and apparatus for mounting a card connector

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Patent No.
US 7,083,423
App. No.
11/096,027
Granted
Aug 1, 2006
Kind
B1
Abstract

A card connector mounting apparatus includes a base including a card coupler and having a plurality of electrical coupling members positioned on a bottom surface of the base, a first base side positioned along the length of the base, and a first board mounting member extending from the first base side and positioned adjacent the bottom surface. A board may be provided which includes a board surface having a connector coupling section defined by a plurality of electrical connector couplers positioned on the board surface, a first section side positioned along the length of the connector coupling section, and a plurality of spaced apart first connector mounting members positioned adjacent the first section side and outside the connector coupling section. A plurality of different sized card connectors may then be mounted to the board by coupling their first board mounting members to the first connector mounting member.

Claims (21)

1. A card connector mounting apparatus comprising:

a first card connector of a first size;

a second card connector of a second size different from the first size;

each card connector including a plurality of electrical coupling members and a pair of board mounting members; and

a board having a plurality of electrical receivers for receiving the electrical coupling members and a plurality of mounting receivers for receiving the board mounting members, the mounting receivers including a common mounting receiver positioned to receive one of the board mounting members of each of the first and second connectors, a first mounting receiver positioned to receive a board mounting member of only the first card connector and a second mounting receiver positioned to receive a board mounting member of only the second card connector.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 :

wherein the common mounting receiver and the first mounting receiver are spaced apart to simultaneously receive the pair of board mounting members of the first card connector.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 :

wherein the common mounting receiver and the second mounting receiver are spaced apart to simultaneously receive the pair of board mounting members of the second card connector.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 :

wherein the common mounting receiver is positioned between some of the electrical receivers.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the first and second mounting receivers are positioned laterally adjacent others of the electrical receivers.

6. A multiple card connector mounting system comprising:

a board having a single connection location for receiving a pair of variable size connectors;

the pair including a first card connector of a first size and a second card connector of a second size different from the first size, each card connector including a plurality of electrical coupling members and a pair of board mounting members; and

the board including a plurality of electrical receivers for receiving the electrical coupling members and a plurality of mounting receivers for receiving the board mounting members, the mounting receivers including a common mounting receiver positioned to receive one of the board mounting members of each of the first and second connectors, a first mounting receiver positioned to receive a board mounting member of only the first card connector and a second mounting receiver positioned to receive a board mounting member of only the second card connector.

7. A method for mounting multiple card connectors comprising:

providing a first card connector of a first size;

providing a second card connector of a second size different from the first size;

including in each card connector, a plurality of electrical coupling members and a pair of board mounting members; and

providing a board having a plurality of electrical receivers for receiving the electrical coupling members and a plurality of mounting receivers for receiving the board mounting members, the mounting receivers including a common mounting receiver positioned to receive one of the board mounting members of each of the first and second connectors, a first mounting receiver positioned to receive a board mounting member of only the first card connector and a second mounting receiver positioned to receive a board mounting member of only the second card connector.

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