US3129991A
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Printed circuit card rack assembly
Assignee: TDK Micronas GmbH
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Filing: 1960-12-14
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Granted: 1964-04-21
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Expires: 1980-12-14
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 William D Schmitz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 11:27
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/71; H01R12/72; H01R12/73; H01R12/722; H01R12/7005; H01R12/7011; H01R12/7047; H01R12/707; H01R13/00; H01R13/64; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S439/00; Y10S439/912; Y10S439/945
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
251 words
A CIRCUIT CARD RACK ASSEMBLY COMPRISING: A FRAME INCLUDING A VERTICALLY DISPOSED REAR FRAME MEMBER AND A PAIR OF VERTICALLY SPACED PARALLEL MEMBERS RESPECTIVELY SPACED FROM SAID REAR FRAME MEMBER; FIRST ELONGATED MULTIPLE CONTACT CONNECTOR MEANS EXTENDING VERTICALLY BETWEEN SAID PARALLEL MEMBERS AND SECURED THERETO AND HAVING OPPOSITE SIDES, SAID FIRST CONNECTOR MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF VERTICALLY SPACED CONTACT ELEMENTS IN AT LEAST ONE OF SAID OPPOSITE SIDES; A FLAT GENERALLY RECTANGULAR CIRCUIT CARD FOR SUPPORTING CIRCUIT ELEMENTS; SECOND ELONGATED MULTIPLE CONTACT CONNECTOR MEANS SECURED TO ONE SIDE OF SAID CIRCUIT CARD PARALLEL WITH ONE END THEREOF AND HAVING OPPOSITE SIDES, SAID SECOND CONNECTOR MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF CONTACT ELEMENTS IN AT LEAST ONE SIDE THEREOF IN SPACED PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID ONE SIDE OF SAID CARD FOR RESPECTIVELY REMOVABLY ENGAGING THE CONTACT ELEMENTS OF SAID FIRST CONNECTOR MEANS; ONE OF SAID CONNECTOR MEANS HAVING ITS CONTACT ELEMENTS RESPECTIVELY IN BOTH OPPOSITE SIDES THEREOF; AND GUIDE MEANS ON SAID PARALLEL MEMBERS RESPECTIVELY ADJACENT SAID FIRST CONNECTOR MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID CIRCUIT CARD IN A FIRST POSITION EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY FROM SAID PARALLEL MEMBERS TOWARD SAID REAR FRAME MEMBER WITH THE CONTACT ELEMENTS ON ONE SIDE OF SAID ONE CONNECTOR MEANS RESPECTIVELY ENGAGING THE CONTACT ELEMENTS OF THE OTHER CONNECTOR MEANS, AND IN A SECOND POSITION EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY FROM SAID PARALLEL MEMBERS AWAY FROM SAID REAR FRAME MEMBER WITH THE CONTACT ELEMENTS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF SAID ONE CONNECTOR MEANS RESPECTIVELY ENGAGING THE CONTACT ELEMENTS OF THE OTHER CONNECTOR MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
251 words
A CIRCUIT CARD RACK ASSEMBLY COMPRISING: A FRAME INCLUDING A VERTICALLY DISPOSED REAR FRAME MEMBER AND A PAIR OF VERTICALLY SPACED PARALLEL MEMBERS RESPECTIVELY SPACED FROM SAID REAR FRAME MEMBER; FIRST ELONGATED MULTIPLE CONTACT CONNECTOR MEANS EXTENDING VERTICALLY BETWEEN SAID PARALLEL MEMBERS AND SECURED THERETO AND HAVING OPPOSITE SIDES, SAID FIRST CONNECTOR MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF VERTICALLY SPACED CONTACT ELEMENTS IN AT LEAST ONE OF SAID OPPOSITE SIDES; A FLAT GENERALLY RECTANGULAR CIRCUIT CARD FOR SUPPORTING CIRCUIT ELEMENTS; SECOND ELONGATED MULTIPLE CONTACT CONNECTOR MEANS SECURED TO ONE SIDE OF SAID CIRCUIT CARD PARALLEL WITH ONE END THEREOF AND HAVING OPPOSITE SIDES, SAID SECOND CONNECTOR MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF CONTACT ELEMENTS IN AT LEAST ONE SIDE THEREOF IN SPACED PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID ONE SIDE OF SAID CARD FOR RESPECTIVELY REMOVABLY ENGAGING THE CONTACT ELEMENTS OF SAID FIRST CONNECTOR MEANS; ONE OF SAID CONNECTOR MEANS HAVING ITS CONTACT ELEMENTS RESPECTIVELY IN BOTH OPPOSITE SIDES THEREOF; AND GUIDE MEANS ON SAID PARALLEL MEMBERS RESPECTIVELY ADJACENT SAID FIRST CONNECTOR MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID CIRCUIT CARD IN A FIRST POSITION EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY FROM SAID PARALLEL MEMBERS TOWARD SAID REAR FRAME MEMBER WITH THE CONTACT ELEMENTS ON ONE SIDE OF SAID ONE CONNECTOR MEANS RESPECTIVELY ENGAGING THE CONTACT ELEMENTS OF THE OTHER CONNECTOR MEANS, AND IN A SECOND POSITION EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY FROM SAID PARALLEL MEMBERS AWAY FROM SAID REAR FRAME MEMBER WITH THE CONTACT ELEMENTS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF SAID ONE CONNECTOR MEANS RESPECTIVELY ENGAGING THE CONTACT ELEMENTS OF THE OTHER CONNECTOR MEANS.
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