Patent ID: 6176743
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
An adapting device for interconnecting terminals of two different types of electrical connectors, comprising:a first printed circuit board (PCB) defining a first surface, an opposite second surface and a plurality of through holes therethrough, the first surface having a contacting region near one end of the first PCB for contacting a first row of terminals of a first type electrical connector;a second printed circuit board (PCB) defining a first surface facing the second surface of the first PCB, an opposite second surface and a plurality of through holes therethrough in alignment with the through holes of the first PCB, the first and the second surfaces each having a contacting region near one end of the second PCB for contacting a second and a third row of terminals of the first type electrical connector;one of the first and the second PCBs having a pair of contacting regions on the two surfaces near the other end thereof for contacting two rows of terminals of a second type electrical connector; anda plurality of conducting pins inserted through and retained in the through holes of the first and second PCBs.