US3594699A
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Articulated printed circuit edge connector
Assignee: GTE Sylvania Inc
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Filing: 1969-12-15
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Granted: 1971-07-20
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Expires: 1989-12-15
Abstract
Abstract A printed circuit edge connector having an insulating body comprising two opposing members mating at their respective base portions with a longitudinal spacing member, and at their respective upper portions with the upstanding sides of a U-shaped spring, thereby forming a channel for receiving the edge of a printed circuit board, and making it possible to assemble and disassemble the entire connector while the metallic contacts whose upper portions are retained within the connector and whose lower portions are retained in established positions within a board upon which the connector is mounted are allowed to remain in this established relationship, making it possible to replace one or more of these contacts without having to remove all of them.
Inventors
- 👤 Max L Jayne
- 👤 Gregory C Yehl
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 18:52
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/82; H01R12/85; H01R12/87
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
An electrical connector having an insulating body having a spaced array of resilient metallic contacts, said insulating body comprising: two opposing members, each having a base portion having means for engaging a base-spacing member, a substantially upright side portion, and an upper portion having means for receiving the upstanding sides of a U-shaped spring; a base-spacing member having means for engaging said resilient metallic contacts, thereby aligning and retaining said contacts within said electrical connector, and means for receiving said base portions of said opposing members; and a U-shaped spring having upstanding sides for engaging said receiving means of said upper portions of said opposing members.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
106 words
An electrical connector having an insulating body having a spaced array of resilient metallic contacts, said insulating body comprising: two opposing members, each having a base portion having means for engaging a base-spacing member, a substantially upright side portion, and an upper portion having means for receiving the upstanding sides of a U-shaped spring; a base-spacing member having means for engaging said resilient metallic contacts, thereby aligning and retaining said contacts within said electrical connector, and means for receiving said base portions of said opposing members; and a U-shaped spring having upstanding sides for engaging said receiving means of said upper portions of said opposing members.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The electrical connector of claim 1 in which said means for engaging said base-spacing member comprises a plurality of spaced columnated projections.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The electrical connector of claim 1, in which said means for receiving said upstanding sides of said U-shaped spring comprises a plurality of spaced uncinated receiving members.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The electrical connector of claim 1, in which said means for engaging said resilient metallic contacts comprises a plurality of spaced boxlike indentations.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The electrical connector of claim 1, in which said means for receiving said base portions of said opposing members comprises a plurality of spaced apertures.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The electrical connector of claim 1, in which each of said resilient metallic contacts has a boxlike projection to mate with said corresponding boxlike indentation of said base-spacing member.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
The electrical connector of claim 1, in which said U-shaped spring has a plurality of spaced openings for allowing the upper portions of said resilient metallic contacts to fit within said U-shaped spring, thereby forming means of protection for said contacts.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
46 words
The electrical connector of claim 2, in which each of said columnated projections of said base portions of said opposing members has a collapsible end portion, said end portion having an upstanding rib, thereby forming a locking means within said receiving means of said base-spacing member.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
47 words
The electrical connector of claim 3, in which each of said spaced uncinated receiving members has an inwardly extending peripheral edge, thereby prohibiting contact between said resilient metallic contacts and a printed circuit board until insertion of said circuit board within said electrical connector is substantially completed.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
141 words
An electrical connector having an insulating body having a spaced array of resilient metallic contacts, said insulating body comprising: two opposing members, each having a base portion having a plurality of spaced columnated projections, a substantially upright side portion, and an upper portion having a plurality of uncinated receiving members; a base-spacing member having a plurality of boxlike indentations for receiving corresponding boxlike projections of said resilient contacts, thereby aligning and retaining said metallic contacts within said electrical connector, and a plurality of apertures for receiving said spaced columnated projections of said opposing members; a U-shaped spring having upstanding sides for engaging said uncinated receiving members of said opposing members, and a plurality of spaced openings thereby allowing the upper portion of said metallic contacts to fit within said spring, said spring thereby forming a protection means for said metallic contacts.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
141 words
An electrical connector having an insulating body having a spaced array of resilient metallic contacts, said insulating body comprising: two opposing members, each having a base portion having a plurality of spaced columnated projections, a substantially upright side portion, and an upper portion having a plurality of uncinated receiving members; a base-spacing member having a plurality of boxlike indentations for receiving corresponding boxlike projections of said resilient contacts, thereby aligning and retaining said metallic contacts within said electrical connector, and a plurality of apertures for receiving said spaced columnated projections of said opposing members; a U-shaped spring having upstanding sides for engaging said uncinated receiving members of said opposing members, and a plurality of spaced openings thereby allowing the upper portion of said metallic contacts to fit within said spring, said spring thereby forming a protection means for said metallic contacts.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-07-19 | 1979-01-18 | 1979-07-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-07-19 | 1983-01-18 | 1983-07-20 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |