US 12,444,869 B2
Coplanar card-edge connector
Phillip V. Mann, Rochester, MN (US); Tyler Smith, Rochester, MN (US); Tyler Jandt, Austin, TX (US); and Sandra J. Shirk/Heath, Rochester, MN (US)
Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed by INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed on Dec. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/080,967.
Prior Publication US 2024/0204434 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
Int. Cl. H01R 12/72 (2011.01); H01R 12/73 (2011.01); H05K 1/11 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 12/721 (2013.01) [H01R 12/724 (2013.01); H01R 12/735 (2013.01); H05K 1/117 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10189 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10325 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A connection system for a card-edge connector, the connection system comprising:
a printed circuit board comprising:
a top face and a bottom face; and
a first edge face that is normal to the top face and bottom face and a second edge face that is normal to the top face and bottom face;
wherein the first edge face and second edge face intersect at an angle that is not a straight angle;
a coplanar card-edge socket on the printed circuit board, the socket comprising:
a top section that interfaces with the top face of the printed circuit board along the first and second edge faces of the printed circuit board; and
a bottom section that interfaces with the bottom face of the printed circuit board along the first and second edge faces of the printed circuit board.