Patent ID: 8684765
Filing Date: 2014-04-01
Classification: G02B,H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector assembly comprising: a receptacle connector configured to receive a removable device inserted along a longitudinal axis, the connector having a side surface that extends along a plane defined by the longitudinal axis and a vertical axis that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the connector including a ledge and a positive stop that project laterally outward from the side surface, the ledge having a ledge surface that joins the side surface, the connector having a mounting face that is configured to be mounted to a circuit board, the mounting face extending laterally inward from the side surface; and a light pipe extending substantially along the longitudinal axis, the light pipe having an inward-facing surface, the inward-facing surface abutting the side surface of the connector and being substantially flat along the side surface, the ledge surface facing away from the circuit board in a direction along the vertical axis and being located between the mounting face and the light pipe, wherein the light pipe directly engages and rests upon the ledge surface when gravity pulls the light pipe along the vertical axis toward the circuit board, the positive stop being positioned on the side surface to block the light pipe from moving in at least one direction along the longitudinal axis, wherein light propagating through the light pipe propagates over the ledge surface when the gravity is pulling the light pipe toward the circuit board.