Patent ID: 11916324
Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC H

Claim 14:
15. An edge connector for connecting to an array of surface contacts disposed on a first surface of a printed circuit board (PCB), the edge connector comprising:
a connector body defining an interior volume, the connector body comprising:
an external surface defining a plurality of cable openings each configured to receive a respective multi-conductor cable therethrough; and
a plurality of passageways each extending, from a first end at a respective cable opening of the plurality of cable openings, to an opposing second end in the interior volume and spaced apart from the first surface when the PCB is received into a connection position in the interior volume, wherein some or all of the plurality of passageways extend toward the first surface; and

a plurality of cable terminators each configured to couple with a respective multi-conductor cable exiting a respective passageway, wherein each cable terminator comprises a first pin and a second pin, wherein the first pin is plurality of pins each configured to couple with a first conductor of the respective multi-conductor cable and to extend to a first contact surface, wherein the second pin is configured to couple with a second conductor of the respective multi-conductor cable and to extend to a second contact surface, wherein the first contact surface and the second contact surface extend to a plane,
wherein the contact surfaces contact the array of surface contacts when the PCB is in the connection position.