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Printed circuit board connector

Assignee: FCI USA LLC
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Filing: 1961-12-28
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Granted: 1965-03-30
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Expires: 1981-12-28
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Peter F Greco
  • 👤 Piorunneck Heinz

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 17:13
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R24/00; H01R24/38; H01R24/40; H01R24/52; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/71; H01R12/72; H01R12/722; H01R12/73; H01R13/00; H01R13/648; H01R13/658; H01R13/6581; H01R13/6582; H01R13/6583; H01R13/6591; H01R13/6592; H01R13/6594; H01R13/6595; H01R31/00; H01R31/02; H01R12/75; H01R13/02; H01R13/20; H01R13/40; H01R13/42; H01R13/428; H01R13/432; H01R2103/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 211 words
A CONNECTOR FOR A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD HAVING A PLURALITY OF SPACED-APART INDEPENDENT CONTACTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BOARD ADJACENT ONE EDGE, COMPRISING: AN INSULATING HOUSING HAVING A FRONT FACE AND A REAR FACE AND A PLURALITY OF SPACED-APART BORES THERETHROUGH FROM FACE TO FACE, A TRANSVERSE SLOT INTO SAID FRONT FACE BISECTING THE FORWARD PORTIONS OF EACH OF SAID VERTICAL BORES AND ADAPTED TO RECEIVE THEREIN THE EDGE OF THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND ITS CONTACTS, A TRANSVERSE WEB BISECTING THE REARWARD PORTION OF EACH OF SAID BORES, AND COPLANAR WITH SAID TRANSVERSE SLOT, SAID TRANSVERSE WEB BISECTING THE REARWARD PORTION OF EACH VERTICAL BORE INTO AN UPPERA ND A LOWER CONTACT-RECEIVING SOCKET; A RESILIENT CONTACT DISPOSED IN EACH SAID HOUSING SOCKET, EACH SAID CONTACT HAVING A RESILIENT FORWARD PORTION EXTENDING IN PART INTO SAID TRANSVERSE SLOT AND ADAPTED TO ENGAGE A CONTACT ON THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD, AND RESILIENT REARWARD PORTION HAVING A CONTACT SURFACE DISPOSED ADJACENT THE WALL OF SAID HOUSING SOCKET AND BIASED AGAINST THE WALL OF SAID HOUSING SOCKET AND ADAPTED TO MAKE ELECTRICAL CONTACT WITH A TERMINAL DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID WALL AND SAID CONTACT SURFACE; AND COOPERATING INTERLOCKING MEANS ON EACH SAID CONTACT AND SAID HOUSING SOCKET TO SNAP-LOCK SAID CONTACT IN SAID SOCKET.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 211 words
A CONNECTOR FOR A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD HAVING A PLURALITY OF SPACED-APART INDEPENDENT CONTACTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BOARD ADJACENT ONE EDGE, COMPRISING: AN INSULATING HOUSING HAVING A FRONT FACE AND A REAR FACE AND A PLURALITY OF SPACED-APART BORES THERETHROUGH FROM FACE TO FACE, A TRANSVERSE SLOT INTO SAID FRONT FACE BISECTING THE FORWARD PORTIONS OF EACH OF SAID VERTICAL BORES AND ADAPTED TO RECEIVE THEREIN THE EDGE OF THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND ITS CONTACTS, A TRANSVERSE WEB BISECTING THE REARWARD PORTION OF EACH OF SAID BORES, AND COPLANAR WITH SAID TRANSVERSE SLOT, SAID TRANSVERSE WEB BISECTING THE REARWARD PORTION OF EACH VERTICAL BORE INTO AN UPPERA ND A LOWER CONTACT-RECEIVING SOCKET; A RESILIENT CONTACT DISPOSED IN EACH SAID HOUSING SOCKET, EACH SAID CONTACT HAVING A RESILIENT FORWARD PORTION EXTENDING IN PART INTO SAID TRANSVERSE SLOT AND ADAPTED TO ENGAGE A CONTACT ON THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD, AND RESILIENT REARWARD PORTION HAVING A CONTACT SURFACE DISPOSED ADJACENT THE WALL OF SAID HOUSING SOCKET AND BIASED AGAINST THE WALL OF SAID HOUSING SOCKET AND ADAPTED TO MAKE ELECTRICAL CONTACT WITH A TERMINAL DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID WALL AND SAID CONTACT SURFACE; AND COOPERATING INTERLOCKING MEANS ON EACH SAID CONTACT AND SAID HOUSING SOCKET TO SNAP-LOCK SAID CONTACT IN SAID SOCKET.

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