Circuit board connecting means

Claim 1

A circuit board connector for mechanically interconnecting circuit boards along their planar peripheral surface edges and simultaneously establishing interboard electrical connections and external connections by way of electrical conductive pads disposed on either side and along said peripheral edges of said boards comprising: a first longitudinal member disposed to mechanically engage the planar peripheral surface edges on one side of said boards, said member having a plurality of spring blade members each adapted to engage a pair of opposed tabs on one side of adjacently disposed boards to establish electrical connections therebetween; a second longitudinal member disposed to mechanically engage correspondingly peripheral planar surface edges on the opposite side of said boards, said second member having an internal ground plane, and a plurality of electrically conductive signal pins electrically isolated from one another and passing through said plane but electrically isolated therefrom, each pin adapted to engage an individual tab on said opposite side of said boards, and mechanical means for securing said members to said boarDs to mechanically interconnect said boards and to provide the electrical connections therebetween and between said boards and said external connections.