Patent ID: 9583850
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. A system, comprising: an edge connector socket secured to a first printed circuit board and configured for receiving an edge connector formed on a second printed circuit board; a wedge member slidably secured within the edge connector socket, wherein the wedge member is aligned with an interface between contacts on the edge connector and pins within the edge connector socket; a cam rotatably secured adjacent the wedge member; and an actuator having a rotatable shaft coupled to the cam, wherein rotation of the cam moves the wedge member between a first position and a second position, wherein, in the first position, the wedge member is disposed between the contacts and the pins and prevents engagement between the contacts and the pins, and wherein, in the second position, the wedge member is withdrawn from between the contacts and the pins and allows engagement between the contacts and the pins.