Patent ID: 6210178
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
An extender card comprising:a first plastic clamshell half having a first end and a second end;a second plastic clamshell half having a first end and a second end, said second plastic clamshell half superposed on said first plastic clamshell half;a multiple pin connector mounted in said first ends of said first and second clamshell halves;collar halves formed in said second ends of said first and second clamshell halves, said collar halves forming a collar when said first and second clamshell halves are mated together;a cable having multiple conductors extending through said collar halves in said second ends of said first and second clamshell halves; and,a printed circuit board having first and second sides with a first end of said printed circuit board being connected to said multiple pin connector and a second end of said printed circuit board being connected to said multiple conductors thereby coupling said multiple pin connector to said multiple conductors;wherein said first clamshell half is mated with and ultrasonically welded to said second clamshell half to form an extender card housing.