Patent ID: 6234807
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
A printed circuit board, comprising:an insulative substrate having a plurality of electrical circuits;an edge tab connector extending from the substrate and having a perimeter, the edge tab connector adapted to be slidingly inserted into and removed from an electrical connector having a first set of pins and a second set of pins;a first series of electrically conductive edge tabs on the edge tab connector adjacent to the perimeter of the edge tab connector, the first series of edge tabs being interconnected with at least some of the circuits and having portions that intersect the perimeter, wherein the first series of edge tabs is adapted to be interconnected with the first set of pins of the electrical connector;a second series of electrically conductive edge tabs on the edge tab connector spaced apart from the perimeter of the edge tab connector, the second series of edge tabs being interconnected with at least some of the circuits and being free of intersection with the perimeter, wherein the second series of edge tabs is adapted to be interconnected with the second set of pins of the electrical connector; and whereinthe edge tabs in the first series are adapted to engage the first set of pins of the electrical connector, and wherein the edge tabs in the first series form guide pathways that are adapted to engage the second set of pins of the electrical connector.