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Modern Luxury in Long Beach on Marine Stadium. IT'S AN AMAZING LOCATION… the locals call Long Beach's Belmont Shore community "paradise just steps away from the best Southern California has to offer." Not to mention the unique waterfront activities, restaurant dining, shopping and entertainment you can enjoy with just a short walk… AND that's after you've relished an active day of wake boarding, paddle boarding, water skiing, rowing, kayaking, boating, and building sandcastles just beyond the front door of this modern luxury home!
THE NEIGHBORHOOD VIEWS… over one mile in length, Marine Stadium offers panoramic views of blue sky and blue water. A designated state historic site, the Stadium was built in 1925 and enhanced to host the 1932 and 1968 Olympic Rowing competition and trials. Today it offers you access to some of Southern California's favorite water sports. We'll help you get geared up... even set you up with a professional XGames instructor who will teach you wakeboarding basics (dry suit included so that cold water does not exist!)
THE HOUSE…This well-appointed, two-story home provides 2,500 sqft of spacious living amenities.
A personal chef can be referred to provide meals as you need, or cater large parties right from the fabulously-equipped gourmet kitchen. The house's modern open floor plan allows for casual seating both upstairs and downstairs, with dining for up to 10 guests. Even better, the fresh ocean air and gorgeous sunsets will beckon you to take advantage of the outdoor grill on the balcony, as well as dine al fresco near the patio's open fire pit.
SLEEPING ACCOMODATIONS… Our MASTER SUITE is dressed in a coastal theme featuring a California-famous "California King" sized bed. The adjoining private bathroom offers a Jacuzzi Spa tub including luxurious bath bubbles and amenities for peaceful soaks or romantic interludes. Double sinks, private shower, and private water closet round out the room.
Our Upstairs BAHAMA BEDROOM is California Casual and offers a queen-sized bed that sleeps two. Guests have easy access to the second floor bathroom with full shower and tub.
Our Upstairs BEACH BEDROOM is a bit nautical and whimsical, featuring two twin-sized beds great for both children or adults.
Our Downstairs Queen Sofa Sleeper is located in the comfortable fourth URBAN BEDROOM, which accommodates both privacy while the plush queen bed is drawn out and versatile use of the room when sofa seating is restored. A cozy office completes this multifunctional 'urban' space.
Our Downstairs Single Sleeper is located in the sun room, again offering multi-purpose use of the room during daytime hours.
Additional Air Mattresses and Bedding can be provided for rental parties with 10+ guests.
ADDITIONAL FEATURES… The second floor entertainment "family room" boasts a 52-inch HDTV with DVD player. Peruse the expansive DVD movie library for a film that suits the mood then sink into the leather couches with cozy seating among the cushions. Or, select a book and lounge by the fireplace for a happy read. Or, wander out onto the balcony for full water views and bask in the sunny, salt air. Move the party downstairs to be ground level with sand and shore. The first floor features a wet bar, bistro seating, fireplace and sun room, perfect for casual indoor-to-the-beach entertaining.
… and when evening comes, enjoy the twinkling lights reflected in the water as boats gently motor by or midnight kayakers paddle along in the moonlight.
AT HOME IN LONG BEACH… if you need a break from soaking up the sun and savoring the sand between your toes… there are many fun and nearby local sites to enjoy. You can hop on the Red Passport Bus to visit The Queen Mary, Shoreline Village, The Pike, and Aquarium of the Pacific. Take a Segway Tour near Downtown and browse in the artist village, or make a short walk to Second Street for unique, trendy shopping, gourmet food shops, and eateries. Enjoy a leisurely bike ride along the 4-mile stretch of oceanfront path. You can even book a gondola to tour the Naples Canals with a singing guide and onboard wine and cheese picnic.
SOUTHERN cALIFORNIA DAY TRIPS… centrally located, entertainment activities abound in SoCal! Just a drive from the house: Disneyland Park Resort, renowned shopping experience South Coast Plaza, Big Bear Mountain Skiing, Hollywood's Kodak Theatre and Cirque du Soleil Iris, Hollywood's Universal Studios Tours, Science Center, L.A. County Museum of Art, The La Brea Tar Pits… and more!
'We needed a sanctuary for a night while facilitating a retreat in the Long Beach area. The home was just perfect. From the decor, to the comfort of the Master Bed, to the view of the sun coming up over the water...'
-- Elizabeth W., Los Angeles
'Wow, we really enjoyed our stay...we flew out from freezing Canada to enjoy your southern Californian sun. We enjoyed the change of weather tremendously. The home, located right on the water, was perfect for ou family getaway...'
--Jackie S., Canada
'We had a fabulous time in the house on the water...had everything we needed for all our family to enjoy our stay. It is in a great location, so handy for restaurants (walking distance) and supermarkets. It was very comfortable, ideal for a relaxing vacation...'
--Patricia H., Florida
'There are lots of things to love about your home, but for business purposes, I loved that you were in the middle of LA and OC counties. That helped alot with our commute. On our down time, we enjoyed the water view, easily started our 3 mile run right out your front door, and the ease of getting to the restaurants on 2nd Street...'
--Nancy H., Florida
Keywords: Panoramic water view, beach front, luxury home, executive home, wake boarding, water ski location, beach rental, single family home, waterfront home, ocean view home
Steph... As soon as I get home from work I promise to send some pics. There are some cool ones... Especially some cool night pics.
Katie was so happy to see you.
I'm happy things are rocking and rolling with you. You're a rock star! And such a nice person too.
We just returned from two weeks at this property. Everything exceeded expectations: great location (walking distance to shops and restaurants and close to all water-related activities); the owner was very accessible (and provided helpful suggestions); and the property was well-equipped for guests. We would definitely recommend it to anyone visiting the area and are likely to return ourselves.
Our group of 8 women enjoyed the house. It is easy to look at and to live in, the neighborhood is interesting, the water sports look appealing, the local dog walker and the farmer's market were very fun. Stephanie was easy to deal with and responded to any little problems.
Dear Stephanie,
My partner and I stayed in your home for business. There are lots of things to love about your home, but for business purposes, I loved that you were in the middle of LA and OC counties. That helped a lot with our commute. On our down time, we enjoyed the water view, easily started our 3 mile run right out your front door, and the ease of getting to the restaurants on 2nd St. Belmont Shores. The rib joint was our favorite. Next time we come, it will definitely be for vacation and we might even take you up on wake boarding in dry suits with Nick! Thanks for adding that personal touch on our stay!
Nancy Howard
We needed a quiet sanctuary for 1 night while facilitating a retreat in the Long Beach area. The home was just perfect. From the decor, to the comfort of the master bed, to the view of the sun coming up over the water, I was completely rejuvenated to head back to work at the retreat. The owners were a delight to work with. Thank you, we will definitely be back and will refer your home to others.
We had a fabulous time in the house on the water at the Long Beach Marine Stadium. The house had everything we needed for all our family to enjoy our stay. It is in a great location, so handy for restaurants (walking distance) and supermarkets. It was very comfortable, ideal for a relaxing vacation.
There is plenty to see and do in the area from just checking out the boats to trying your hand at the watersports on your door step. We are looking forward to doing it again.
Thank you Stephanie,
Wow, we really enjoyed our stay in Dec. at your Marine Stadium home! We flew out from freezing Canada to enjoy your southern Californian sun. We enjoyed the change of whether tremendously. The home, located right on the water, was perfect for our family get away. We loved spending time with Nick at Wakexperience. He offered us these great dry suits (not one of us got wet) and we all got a chance at wake boarding; a sport we have never tried. Kids loved it and are still talking about it. Your "Chef for the night," was a great hospitality addition. The spaghetti dinner was prepared deliciously, on time, and cleaned up as if there was no one in the kitchen. I think what I enjoyed most was waking up, to my morning coffee, and looking at the panoramic water view. The rowers, glistening water, and even seals were just what I needed to relax on vacation. Of course, we visited Sea World, Disney and Universal Studios.
We appreciated everything you did and the personal service you offered us. We look forward to planning our next vacation down there at your house!
Jackie and Dennis
1 - Private instruction for wake boarding is available;
2 - Private instruction for paddle boarding is available;
3 - Private Concierge for tours and activity planning: electric boat tours of Naples Canals… gondola tours with singing guide… taste of Long Beach restaurants… restaurant reservations… local performance tickets… local attraction values…
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Israel: No map of Palestinian state presented to Mubarak
The Israeli Prime Minister office on Tuesday denied a report that during his recent visit to Egypt Benjamin Netanyahu presented Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak a map showing the conception of a permanent settlement and the borders of a Palestinian state. The Arabic Asharq alawsat newspaper earlier quoted an Israeli source as saying Netanyahu showed Mubarak a map with the future borders of the Palestinian state. According to this report, Mubarak said the proposed map was far from the Palestinian and Arab demands for a state within the 1967 borders.
The Israeli source added: "President Mubarak did not accept this map and advised (Netanyahu) to adjust it in accordance with the Arab demands."
Netanyahu's office said this report about the map was "baseless."
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Mubarak already has a map of a Palestinian state, its called Jordan. Another Arab state would be an afront to International Law and Treaty. There are 20 Arab states and 57 Islamic states, and those were gained by genocide and policide!


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Pompeii Day Trip from Rome
Read what other Viator.com travelers think about the Pompeii Day Trip from Rome. What they loved, what they liked and what they think could be improved, it's all here to help you make the most of your next trip.
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Very good tour espicially tour guides sara and syriana were particularly helpful and informative.food was only ok but plentyful
This was our first visit to Italy and we wanted to cover as much ground as possible in our 10 day stay; this tour made it possible! The meeting place was convenient, bus was comfortable, and our guide was excellent. I would highly recommend this tour.
Very good tour, our guide had ver extensive knowledge of the major artists as well as the their back stories and specific paintings.
Brilliant day
This tour was fantastic! Syriana was the best guide- she is very knowledgeable, friendly and funny! The tour guide at Pompeii, Enrico, was the same. I can't recommend this trip more highly. Everyone should book it!
great day out with lovely guides on a large coach - driver was very good considering i suffer travel sickness i didnt feel ill at all. Actual tour of Pompeii was great - we visited in January so the crowds were very few and we had an easy walk around with our knowledgeable guide. Lunch was provided also, pizza which was very nice. Toilet stops there and back - well organised and well scheduled.
Pompeii was outstanding! Luca and Elena were excellent guides.
Fantastic trip. Very professional guides.
The entire trip was outstanding.
The guides were very pleasant, and informative.
The added guides at the museum and Pompeii were great.
If you want a great experience book this trip.
We had a great day with the tour group! Beautiful weather and the guides were excellent :)
An interesting and amazing trip. definitely worth the price. excellent local tour guide in Pompeii which brought the story alive. A great tour guide for the whole trip was Roberto who was in charge of us all day long. Amazing his knowledge and all. Roberto continue this way. wakee wakee, wake u up ;-)))
We needed a break after walking Rome for 2 days so Pompei was it. The drive down was informative and the stop was welcomed. The museum was so neat I wish we could of spent more time there. Finally lunch and then Pompei what a really cool experience, the tour guide was great I don't remember his name but he really knew his stuff. Because it was the holidays it wasn't as busy as usual which worked well for photos. The drive back was quiet as everyone was tired. The girls that did the tour on the bus were fun and nice and very good at their job.
What an educational and fun experience! Great information from our guides in the bus and at the site.
Comfortable bus, knowledgeable guides, good pizza lunch.
This was an amazing experience, and I would definitely recommend this to anyone who is interested in seeing ancient ruins! I was travelling alone for this trip.
Stephanie and Melanie were my tour guides, and they were able to keep us all entertained for the 3 hour trip to Pompeii and the 3 hour trip back to Rome. Don't worry though, they do split the journey in half, so you get a break every 1hr and 30min! Stephanie and Melanie gave interesting facts about Rome, Naples, Pompeii and Mt Vesuvius, so there was never a dull moment inside the bus.
Because I booked during winter, Mt Vesuvius was closed. You do however get to visit the Archeological Museum of Naples, and they have a large collection of artefacts from the Pompeii excavation. It was a great museum, albeit confusing in its layout. Be warned, nothing is translated into English! But the artefacts themselves are pretty self-explanatory. Some of the more interesting parts of the exhibition were closed due to it being a Sunday (the Secret Chamber, and some of the more well known frescoes), but it was still an enjoyable time. You do get to wonder on your own in the museum, so you can take your time looking at various things.
Lunch is a traditional Naples pizza, which is absolutely delicious. You also get a complimentary beverage and salad to go with your meal.
The tour of Pompeii was fantastic as well. You get shown around the most interesting and well preserved parts of the city by a local and knowledgeable tour guide (I think to explore the whole city yourself would require a whole day). You also get to see some of the plaster casts of victims of the eruption of Mt Vesuvius, the most memorable being the one of the dog.
Overall, I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone! It was very well organised and the tour guides were especially accommodating and understanding! Thank you very much Stephanie and Melanie for an unforgettable experience!
LOVED this tour!! Our tour guide Luca was incredible, and you could tell how much he knew and loved this history of Rome and surrounding areas. He spoke very clearly and kept us highly entertained with facts as we made our way to and through Pompeii. We also liked that City Wonders had our best interests at heart - even down to keeping us hydrated! When we got to lunch, the first drink was free and we were recommended to not order a second drink and just buy a bottle of water off the bus for a cheap 1 euro only, since the drinks in the restaurant were way more expensive! The tour of Pompeii was incredible, we would highly recommend this tour!!
This tour was amazing!
It was an interesting one-day visit to a site of considerable historical and archeological significance. All guides spoke good English. We look forward to returning and staying longer.
Very informative, amassing view from the top, nice walk
For some reason this is not one of the most popular tours but for us it was a highlight. We were fascinated by the links with early Christianity and then the links with the development of the monastic system. The extent of the underground labyrinth is also astonishing. The art made with all the bones was not disturbing, but the message must make every visitor think -"We were once as you are. You will be as we are."
Massimo our guide was fantastic. Pompeii was fantastic! In one word FANTASTIC!
Great tour climb was excellent, Pompeii awesome and lunch great, this tour is a real highlight...
We had a great day ! We had a fun trip to Pompei with the two tour guides knowledge of Rome and Pompei
Including lots of quirky and different stories which make it fun and interesting ! Pompei itself is amazing and we are so glad we took a day out to do the trip !
Great day out!
Wonderful guides full of good cheer and useful information.
We made it to the top of Vesuv and saw the breathtaking view of the bay and Naples.
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In the hands of Hugh Jackman, being inside Radio City Music Hall for the Tony Awards ceremony was like being at a party with an incredibly gracious host.
Jackman impressed during his on air moments by doing everything from hopping for four minutes straight in the opening bit to tap dancing, jump roping and rapping in "The Music Man" bit with T.I. and LL Cool J. "They just gave me my rap name: Biggie Tap Shoes," he joked.
NBA finals between the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs. He joked about the "animals in the mosh pit" -- aka the orchestra section.
At one point Jackman took a poll of audience members, asking among how many had not looked at a smartphone or device during the long show. When a few hands went up he shouted back: "Liars!"
He even called out his wife. "My wife's on her iPhone -- come on, honey."
During one of the longer breaks toward the end, he made a point of introducing the orchestra members. "That's all sex," he joked as the standup bassist played a riff.
Before the last commercial break, he asked all of the winners to come up at the end of the night for a class picture. "Audra McDonald, if you come everyone will follow," he said. And he urged the audience to get on our feet and bounce with him -- before being set free to have a drink.
In all, Jackman moved around the stage with the skill of a seasoned pro that he is. There was a lot giddy talk on the stage from winners about the community of Broadway. With Jackman at the helm, we all felt welcome there tonight.


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A multi-contact electrical connector wafer includes an insulating base and at least one bay on a first side of the base. A conductor is associated with the at least one bay and the conductor is adapted to contact a corresponding mating element. The wafer further includes a loading beam adapted to bias the first conductor toward the corresponding mating element upon deflection of the beam. A connector may be formed with a conductive component disposed in a connector housing defining a receptacle opening. The conductive component is arranged in the housing in a manner to allow the conductive component to move relative to the housing. As such, the connector can accommodate a mating connector of a first thickness or a mating connector of a second, different thickness. The connector may also be adapted to accommodate a mating connector that is inserted into the receptacle in a manner that is not collinear with respect to the receptacle.
1. A multi-contact electrical connector wafer comprising:
an insulating base, the insulating base defining at least a first bay;
a flexible conductor associated with the first bay and wound at least once around a circumference of the insulating base associated with the first bay, the conductor being adapted to contact a corresponding mating element; and
a loading beam adapted to bias the conductor toward the corresponding mating element upon deflection of the beam.
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15. A multi-contact electrical connector wafer comprising:
an insulating base, the insulating base defining a plurality of bays, each of the plurality of bays comprising a region defined by a unique pair of end portions and a core coupling the unique pair of end portions, the core being spaced from the periphery of the unique pair of end portions;
a flexible conductor associated with a first of the plurality of bays and wound around the core corresponding to the first of the plurality of bays, the conductor being adapted to contact a corresponding mating element; and
a loading beam adapted to bias the conductor toward the corresponding mating element upon deflection of the beam.
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This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/931,642 filed May 24, 2007, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
1. Field
Aspects of the invention relate to electrical connectors and more particularly to arrangements for providing a contact force in an electrical connector.
2. Discussion of Related Art
Electrical connectors are used to provide a separable path for electric current to flow between components of an electrical system. In many applications, numerous connections between components can, in turn, require numerous signal and/or power connections within a given electrical connector. Lately, there has been an increase in the number of connections required for typical electronic components, which in turn has created a demand for greater numbers of electrical connections in electrical connectors. There has also been a general reduction in the size of electronic components, which has created demand for smaller electrical connectors. For either of these reasons, there is a need for electrical connectors with increased current density, where "current density" refers to the amount of current passed through a given connector divided by the area of the connector. Some of these electrical connectors are required to handle as much as 5 to 20 amps per connection within the connector. Existing technologies cannot meet these requirements while also providing reliable electrical connections.
The applicant also appreciates that in many applications, particularly those involving small conductors, it can be desirable to maximize the contact area between a conductor and a mating element. Connectors with conductors that make contact over a larger area or that produce multiple contact points per connection can often support greater amounts of current flowing through the connector, and in doing so can provide connectors that can support an increased current density.
Greater contact forces can provide for a more reliable electrical connection by preventing separation of the conductor and mating element. Additionally, higher normal contact forces can cause wiping action between the conductor and the mating element when they are engaged in a sliding manner. This wiping action can help remove debris that might be on the conductor or mating element, which might otherwise reduce the reliability of the connection. Wiping action can also help break oxide layers that can limit conductivity. However, there can be drawbacks to high normal contact forces. Higher contact forces can substantially increase the insertion force required to engage the connector with the mating surface. An operator, attempting to overcome such high insertion forces, may damage the connector. Additionally, the wiping action associated with higher contact forces can cause wear of the conductor and/or mating surface, including removal of desirable platings, which can lead to oxidation and poor electrical connections.
Electrical connectors are known to use conductors that are displaced under an elastic load during engagement with a mating surface to provide contact forces. However, applicant appreciates that requiring the conductor to be optimized for both transmitting a current and applying a contact force in this manner often requires compromises to be made when choosing materials or configurations for conductors. By way of example, applicant appreciates that high conductivity copper alloys, which have desirable electrical properties, are avoided for use in electrical connectors because of stress relaxation and creep that may occur over time, repeated use or elevated temperature. High conductivity copper alloy, as the term is used herein, refers to alloys that have at least 90% of the conductivity of metals made of 99.99% copper. It should be appreciated that, as used herein, the term "high conductivity copper" also means pure copper. Attempts to improve the mechanical properties of copper with small quantities of alloying agent, such as 0.5% Beryllium, can reduce the conductivity of the alloy to as low as 20% of the conductivity of pure copper.
In one aspect, a multi-contact electrical connector wafer is provided. The wafer includes an insulating base and at least one bay on a first side of the base. A conductor is associated with the at least one bay. The conductor of the at least one bay is adapted to contact a corresponding mating element. The wafer further includes a loading beam adapted to bias the first conductor toward the corresponding mating element upon deflection of the beam.
In another aspect, a multi-contact electrical connector is provided. The connector includes a housing defining a receptacle opening and at least one connector wafer disposed in the housing and arranged to contact a mating connector when placed in the receptacle. The at least one connector wafer is arranged in the housing in a manner to allow the at least one wafer to move relative to the housing.
Various embodiments of the present invention provide certain advantages. Not all embodiments of the invention share the same advantages and those that do may not share them under all circumstances.
Further features and advantages of the present invention, as well as the structure of various embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below.
The accompanying drawings are not intended to be drawn to scale. In the drawings, similar features are represented by like reference numerals. For clarity, not every component is labeled in every drawing. In the drawings:
Electrical connectors of the present invention(s) are adapted to provide an electrical connection to mating elements of a mating connector at an increased current density and/or of a higher mechanical reliability. It should also be appreciated that electrical connector of the present invention(s) is adapted to provide mating connections with a relatively low insertion force. Embodiments of the connector have connector wafers with at least one bay having at least one conductor included in the bay to make electrical contact with corresponding mating element(s). In one embodiment, a loading beam in the connector wafer provides a contact force between the conductor and the mating element when the mating connector is connected to the connector wafer.
In some illustrative embodiments of the invention, the connector wafer has a plurality of bays in an insulating base of the connector wafer. One or more conductors that can conform to a surface of the mating element are a part of each of the bays. One or more loading beams are positioned such that when the mating connector engages the conductor, the loading beams are deflected and, in turn, provide contact forces substantially normal to the conductors and the mating connector. In one embodiment, each wafer includes multiple bays.
In one aspect, electrical connectors may be formed to include a housing defining a receptacle opening and at least one conductive component is disposed in the housing and arranged to contact a mating connector when placed in the receptacle. The connector conductive component is arranged in the housing in a manner to allow the conductive component to move relative to the housing to accommodate mating connectors of varying thicknesses and/or of varying insertion angles inserted into the receptacle. The conductive component is constructed and arranged to impart a desired contact force on the mating connector and is adapted to move within the housing to accommodate the mating connector when the contact force on the conductive component exceeds a threshold force. In one embodiment, the conductive component is adapted to pivot relative to the housing. In one embodiment, multiple conductive components are disposed in the housing. In one embodiment, the conductive component is a wafer, as will be described below.
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Although the wafer is shown and described as having multiple bays, the wafer may include only one bay, as the present invention is not limited in this respect.
A loading element or beam 20, which may also be referred to as a spring beam, is disposed between the base and the conductor. The beam is formed as a spring element to bias the conductor outward from the base upon the application of a compression force on the conductor. For example, when a contact force F (shown as arrow F in
The spring beam 20 may be held relative to the base in a substantially tension free manner. In this regard, substantially no axial tensile force is applied to the beam along axis 22. However, any suitable arrangement may be employed to hold the beam in place so that it does not become dislodged from the connector wafer. In this regard, the conductors may be wound around the loading beam in a manner to prevent it from being dislodged.
The loading beam may be placed on the base prior to winding the conductor or it may be threaded beneath the conductor after the conductor is wound on the base, as the present invention is not limited in this respect.
Embodiments of the electrical connector allow materials with optimal electrical characteristics to be used as conductors, and materials with optimal mechanical characteristics to provide contact forces between the conductors and mating elements. Although the conductors of the electrical connector may move and/or flex when the connector is engaged with a mating element, they are not required to generate the contact force in many embodiments—thus allowing the conductors to be chosen primarily for electrical properties instead of a combination of electrical and mechanical properties. Similarly, the loading beams provide a mechanical contact force between the conductors and the mating elements. In this regard, the loading beams can be chosen primarily for their mechanical characteristics.
In many embodiments, the mechanical properties of individual conductors do not contribute significantly to the associated contact force of the conductor. However, in other illustrative embodiments, the forces associated with moving individual conductors within a connector can contribute to the contact force, even substantially, as aspects of the invention are not limited in this respect.
As discussed herein, constructing the connector with a loading beam to provide contact forces, instead of having the conductors themselves provide the contact force, allows the conductors to be made of a material that has optimal electrical properties. By way of example, high conductivity copper alloys can be used in embodiments of the present invention without concerns of the material being unable to provide an adequate contact force over time or after repeated cycles of dis-engagement and re-engagement. However, it is to be appreciated that embodiments of the present invention are not limited to having conductors made of high conductivity copper alloys, and that other conductive materials, such as copper, platinum, lead, tin, aluminum, silver, carbon, gold, or any combination or alloy thereof, and the like, may be suitable as well.
Turning now to
It should be appreciated that the connector wafer may be configured as a single array having a plurality of bays, each receiving one or more windings of a conductor. However, as shown in
Because the spring beam 20 is a relatively resilient member, the behavior of the spring beam within a bay acts in a manner similar to a beam having a fulcrum on either end of the length of a beam. This feature may be advantageous in certain circumstances. Turning to
As noted above, the spring beam may be formed of any suitable material to provide the required resilience to impart the desired normal force on the mating connector. As mentioned, the loading beam may be formed of stainless steel material. In one embodiment, the loading beam may be formed of a non-conductive material and in some embodiments, such as for a data connector, this may be preferred. Furthermore, the cross-sectional shape of the loading beam may be any desired shape. In one embodiment, the cross-sectional shape is substantially round. In another embodiment, the cross-sectional shape is substantially oval. In yet another embodiment, the cross-sectional shape corresponds to the inside curvature of the conductor as it is wound around the spring beam and the base.
As noted, the purpose of the spring beam is to provide the normal force for the conductors to contact the mating connector. In one embodiment, at a rest state of the connector, the force exerted by the spring beam on the conductors is approximately zero.
Illustrative embodiments of connectors can have different numbers of loading beams to apply contact forces between conductors 18 and the mating connector elements. By way of example, the embodiment of
Loading beams can extend along one bay (whether the wafer includes one bay or multiple bays) or along multiple bays in a connector to help increase the current density of a connector. For example, loading beams can extend along an entire row of bays 14 in a connector. In one embodiment, the base 12 of the connector 10 includes a passageway that allows the loading beams to be placed adjacent to each of the bays. The passageway also allows for at least some minimal movement of loading beams 20 along the longitudinal direction of the passageway as the beams are deflected. Although these illustrated embodiments have loading beams that span an entire row of sockets, other embodiments can be configured differently. By way of example, some embodiments can have only a single bay 14. Still, some embodiments with multiple bays can have loading beams that span only a subset of the bays, or that even span only individual bays in the connector wafer, as aspects of the invention are not limited in this manner.
As is to be appreciated, the contact force between the mating element and a conductor can be altered through various techniques. As described herein, the number of loading beams associated with a given mating element and conductor can be increased, which will increase the overall force applied to a mating element. The size and/or stiffness of the loading beam may be changed to alter the spring rate of the beam and thus the contact force imparted on the conductor. Other techniques can be used to change the contact force, as aspects of the invention are not limited to those discussed above.
Loading guides within the connector wafer may be employed and can have features to facilitate movement of the loading beam. In one embodiment, the loading guide is merely the fulcrum area between adjacent bays and is formed of the base 12 itself. In other embodiments, the loading guide may be a distinct element coupled to the base 12. It should be appreciated that any suitable loading guide element may be employed, as the present invention is not limited in this respect. As may be appreciated, the loading beam, in some embodiments may slide relative to the loading guide as the conductor is displaced during engagement with a mating connector. The interface of the loading guide can have features to minimize wear and/or friction with the loading beam. Such features can include rounded edges, resilient materials, and/or low friction materials at the interface. The low friction material can be the material of the base itself, or can include an additional element affixed to the base at the interface. Still, in other embodiments, coatings or lubricants may be applied to the loading beam and/or interface to reduce friction and/or decrease wear. However, the invention is not limited in this respect, and in some embodiments, a certain amount of friction may be desirable. In some connector embodiments, the loading guides can be movable, rather than fixed. Movable loading guides can include elastomeric materials placed between the loading beam and the base. In other embodiments, movable loading guides can include spring loaded elements that move as loading beams are displaced. Movable loading guides can be used in some embodiments to alter the contact forces between the conductors and the mating elements. Still, in some embodiments, loading guides can be used to increase the range of sizes of mating elements that can be connected to. It is to be appreciated that not all embodiments of the invention include such features, as the invention is not limited to the constructions of loading guides described above or to having loading guides at all.
The loading beam may include features that are suited for particular applications. In some illustrative embodiments, the loading beam comprises an electrically conductive material. In this regard, the loading beam can provide an additional pathway for current flow through the connector and between different mating elements present in the connector. Such features may be desirable in some power connector applications. In some embodiments, the loading beam comprises a monofilament having a circular cross section. It should be appreciated that the loading beam is not limited to a particular shape, as any suitable shaped may be employed.
The loading mechanism of the connector, such as the loading beam, may also be chosen with optimal mechanical characteristics in mind—rather than compromising for a mechanism or material that has both appropriate mechanical and electrical properties. As discussed herein, in some applications, the loading beams are not necessarily required to carry an electrical current within the connector. In this regard, the loading beam and any other features of the connector that help provide the contact force, may be chosen based on the mechanical properties of the connector.
Turning now to
The connector 50 includes at least one conductive component 10. In the embodiment shown, however, the connector 50 is formed with a plurality of the connector wafers 10 described above with reference to
For illustrative purposes only, turning to
As noted above, providing the connector with the ability to accept a mating surface of varying thickness, tolerance and/or angular misalignment, which characteristic is referred to herein as "macro compliance", may be achieved through a unique connector interface, as will now be described.
Turning to
In one embodiment, the wafer and housing cooperate to allow the wafers to pivot relative to the housing. In this regard, the wafers are adapted to pivot downward, as shown by arrow A, thereby increasing the width W1. In one embodiment, this pivoting motion is resisted by biasing elements 60 disposed within the housing. The restoring force for the pivoting wafers is, in one embodiment, elastomeric strips 60. Of course, the present invention is not limited in this regard, as other suitable materials may be employed for the restoring force.
In one embodiment, the wafers 10 are adapted to pivot about their respective centers, such as the centers 70 along center lines 72 a, 72 b, as depicted in
In the embodiment shown, the angle of the wafer relative to a horizontal line H1 that extends substantially perpendicular to the insertion axis 62 is approximately 25 degrees. However, any other suitable angular position may be employed, as the present invention is not limited in this regard. Referring to
Threshold force P may depend upon a variety of factors. In one embodiment, threshold force P is a function of the number of contacts per bay and the desired contact force for each conductor against the mating connector. By way of example, if each conductor is to impart a 2.5 gram force on the mating connector and each bay has a total of 2 conductors and there are 26 bays, then the total force acting on a connector would be 130 grams. In other words, 2.5 grams�2�26=130 grams. As such, the biasing force on the elastomeric biasing element 60 is sized such that the wafers are able to move when the normal force against the connector wafer exceeds 130 grams. In this way, the connector wafer is able to impart the desired contact force without influence from the connector thickness. It should be appreciated that the forces discussed above are exemplary only and are intended to illustrate relative forces on the connector. In the example given, the threshold force assumes a single wafer.
Turning now to
In the embodiments illustrated in the figures, the mating elements contact the conductors in sliding contact. However, not all embodiments of the invention have conductors engage mating elements in sliding contact. By way of example, some embodiments of the invention can include a base with two halves that are brought together to sandwich one or more mating elements. Still, other arrangements can be configured to engage the mating elements in different manners, as aspects of the invention are not limited in this regard.
It should be appreciated that only one conductive component (e.g. wafer 10) need be employed in the connector housing, as the present invention is not limited in this respect. In this regard, the side opposite a single conductive component can provide a rigid backing to the mating connector. Indeed, any suitable arrangement of a conductive component or components in the housing may be employed, as the present invention is not limited in this respect.
The present invention is not limited to any particular combination and any of the above-noted and/or other features may be used singularly or in any suitable combination. In this regard, the wafer structure including the loading beam described above with reference to
It should also be appreciated that embodiments of the present invention can be adapted for use in a wide variety of applications. Some of the more prevalent applications include power and/or data transmission. A connector housing may include multiple arrays of conductors, in a row or in a grid, each used to transmit power or data, or combinations of arrays used for either purpose. Additionally, conductors within a given array may be connected to a common source conductor, or may be connected to individual source conductors that are used for similar or different purposes. It is to be appreciated that variations, such as those mentioned above, and others, can be made without departing from aspects of the invention.
Embodiments of the invention may be produced using any technique or component (or any suitable combination thereof) described in any of U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,942,496; 7,101,194; 7,021,957; 7,083,427; 6,945,790; 7,077,662; 7,097,495; 7,125,281; 7,094,064; 7,214,106 and 7,056,139—each of which is assigned to the assignee of the present application and each of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
Having thus described several aspects of at least one embodiment of this invention, it is to be appreciated various alterations, modifications, and improvements will readily occur to those skilled in the art. Such alterations, modification, and improvements are intended to be part of this disclosure, and are intended to be within the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the description and drawings herein are by way of example only.
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Now that the beta release is out, and considering that now the android player has access to the PB's camera, I'm figuring that there are a number of converted android apps out there thet were converted to bar but considered non-functioning because they couldn't access the camera. No, I'm not thinking Skype, since I think it's been confirmed that Skype doesn't work. But, it might be nice to have links to previously non-working apps that are now working do to the camera access, all in one place, rather than having to go looking through all of our sources for bars in search of these apps.
I'll go first. This is a link to the android app, barcode scanner, which proves that the android player does in fact have access to the rear facing camera. While the app doesn't really work too well at reading barcodes, it does work pretty well at reading QR codes. Barcode Scanner.bar
I also installed ooVoo, a video chat app, but I couldn't get it to work for anything other than messaging. I'm not sure if this was a camera issue or not.
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Well the native Android Cam app is working.. Both front and back camera both photos and videos..
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Docscanner: While I cannot figure out how it works (scanning docs), it did work both the front and back cameras although I don't know where it stored the pictures, IF it stored the pictures.
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No, Instagram doesn't work.
It's not because of Runtime, I have successfully converted and launched the app itself, but right after launch it says something like invalid registration number (don't remember exactly), like the app is protected by developer.
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The Android player ships with quite a lot of native android apps (Gallery, Camera etc.)
You just need to figure out how to run them..
I use the applications menu in "Ghost Commander" for that..
Hope that helps and sorry for the late reply..
- 06-08-12, 11:41 PM Thread Author #11
Well how about that. I never realized that you could launch apps through Ghost. And yes, that is what I was looking for, even if it's a prepackaged app, it's still an app that is now working that wasn't (I assume) working before the beta release. Now, I guess I'll have to play around with it a little to see if it can do anything that the native camera app can't do.
- 10-05-12, 12:14 PM Thread Author #12
Re: android apps that need camera access under the beta 2.1
I'll revive this old thread since I have a couple of updates. One, to add a bit to GreyGhostRos's posts, I found an apk file called Camcorder that works. What it does basically is launch the android video camera, so there is no need to go through Ghost to launch it. The only downside is that it only launches the video cam, and once launched, it can't be changed to photo mode. I had to find and download the apk and then converted it using the online converter.
The other app is called Slide Camera Zoom, which I had running the beta but after a wipe I haven't reinstalled it on the official. Mainly, I wasn't in love with the app, but it does work.
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Re: android apps that need camera access under the beta 2.1
Good thing Halloween is near since you are trying to raise the dead. You're pathetic.
No more replies will be forthcoming on this irrelevant thread. I feel sorry for you.
- 10-05-12, 08:55 PM Thread Author #14
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I know how to wipe a file in c# including it's sectors and such.
But how do I overwrite the directories themselves?
@"C:\mydirectory\" must be unrecoverable gone forever (all files insides are already wiped) so that it will be impossible to recover the directory structure or their names.
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For the file deletion I look up the partition's cluster and section size's and overwrite it at least 40 times using 5 different algorithms where the last algorithm is always the random one. The data is also actually written to the disk each time (and not just in memory or something). The only risk is that when I wipe something the physical address on the disk of that file could theoretically have been changed. The only solution I know for that is to also wipe the free disk space after the file has been wiped and hope that no other file currently partially holds the old physical location of the wiped file. Or does Windows not do such a thing?
http://www.sans.org/reading_room/whitepapers/incident/secure-file-deletion-fact-fiction_631 states:
"It is important to note the consensus that overwriting the data only reduces the likelihood of data being recovered. The more times data is overwritten, the more expensive and time consuming it becomes to recover the data. In fact Peter Guttman states "…it is effectively impossible to sanitize storage locations by simple overwriting them, no matter how many overwrite passes are made or what data patterns are written."3 Overwritten data can be recovered using magnetic force microscopy, which deals with imaging magnetization patterns on the platters of the hard disk. The actual details of how this is accomplished are beyond the scope of this paper."
Personally I believe that when I overwrite the data like 100+ times using different (maybe unknown) algorithms (and if there is no copy of the data left elsewhere like in the swap files) that it will take any very expensive team of professionals many many years to get that data back. And if they do get the data back after all those years then they deserve it I guess... That must be a project for life.
- wiping unused data: use cipher (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315672) or fill the hard-disk with 4GB files or use the Eraser command line executable.
- wiping swap files: ?
- wiping bad sectors: ?
- wiping directories: use Eraser (as Teoman Soygul stated)
- How do we know for sure that we overwrote the actual physical addresses?
- wiping the most recently used files and the Windows log files should of course be piece a cake for any programmer :)
- Eraser solves most of the above problems but cannot wipe the pages files. So any forensic will still find the data back if it was in those swap files at any moment.
- AFAIK eraser does not wipe the file allocation tables. But I'm not sure.
And the conclusion should then be: It's (near) impossible to secure wipe in C#?


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