Card adapter

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8491339
APP PUB NO 20110003513A1
SERIAL NO

12810530

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A card adapter (10) is configured to receive a first card (20) and to be inserted into a card connector (1) into which a second card may be mated. The card adapter includes a housing having first (120) and second (110) intermateable insulative plate members and a circuit member (130) arranged in the housing. The circuit member includes a plurality of adapter side contact pads (136), each being configured to contact a terminal of the card connector, and a plurality of conductive leads (133), each lead extending between one of the adapter side contact pads and a termination end (134, 135). A plurality of connection terminals (150) are provided with each being interconnected to one of the termination ends of the conductive leads and configured to engage a contact pad (251) of the first card. The first plate member may include a plurality of deformable projections (127) configured to engage a first surface of the circuit member and press the circuit member against the second plate member. The circuit member may have a plurality of through-holes with the terminals having solder tails that extend into the through holes.

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MOLEX INCORPORATED2222 WELLINGTON COURT LISLE IL 60532

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hasegawa, Yuichi Yokohama, JP 104 665
Matsumoto, Yasuyoshi Yamato, JP 28 370
Naito, Yuji Kanagawa, JP 35 152
Takeuchi, Yoko Kanagawa, JP 16 59
Tomita, Mitsuhiro Yamato, JP 52 504

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