Patent ID: 6558189
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An improved connector assembly for use with a handheld computer, the connector assembly comprising a first plurality of contact elements provided on the handheld computer, a second plurality of contact elements provided on a cradle that supports a bottom portion of the handheld computer, the second plurality of contact elements being configured to mate with the first plurality of contact elements, and a pair of latches positioned on opposite ends of the second plurality of connector elements to extend into a corresponding pair of apertures that are positioned on opposite ends of the first plurality of contact elements, wherein the cradle includes a platform, and the plurality of second contact elements extend along a vertical axis from the platform, and the cradle includes a back surface that extends from the platform along the vertical axis, and wherein the improvement comprises:the pair of latch members being spaced apart from the second plurality of contact elements on the cradle so that a moment is created by (i) the first plurality of contact elements and the second plurality of contact elements being mated, and (ii) the pair of latch elements being extended into the pair of apertures, the moment causing the bottom portion of the handheld computer to bias into the cradle so as to bias the first plurality of contact elements into remaining in contact with the second plurality of contact elements; and wherein the moment directs the bottom portion of the handheld computer towards at least one of the platform and the back surface of the cradle.