Patent ID: 7258558
Filing Date: 2007-08-21
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector for a toner cartridge to mount with a corresponding connector within an image forming device, the electrical connector comprising: a housing with a base and first and second pairs of opposing arms that extend outward from the base; a receptacle including a first wall formed by the base and side walls formed by the first and second pairs of opposing arms; an opening formed within the base; and a circuit board including a first end with electrical contacts, the circuit board sized to be inserted within the opening to position the electrical contacts within the receptacle and be spaced away from the first and second pairs of opposing arms; the housing shaped to extend around an exterior of the corresponding connector within the image forming device with the first end of the circuit board positioned within the corresponding connector wherein a lateral movement of the housing and the circuit board is allowed inside the toner cartridge body.