US5244412A
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Electrical device for surface mounting on a circuit board and mounting component thereof
Assignee: Bel Fuse Ltd
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Filing: 1991-12-24
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Granted: 1993-09-14
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Expires: 2011-12-24
Abstract
Abstract An electrical device for surface mounting on a circuit board comprises a housing and a plurality of contacts wherein the distance between the region at which the pad-engaging portion of each contact engages its respective pad, and the region of the fulcrum about which the contact deflects, is maximized to reduce the magnitude of the biasing force resulting from the deflection. An improved mounting component for the device comprises a post having tangs that extend from its side which are deflected to allow the post to be inserted into the board opening and which skive into the sides of the opening to prevent the post from retraction therefrom. An improved positioning arrangement for the device comprises a pair of positioning posts having polygonal cross-sections, each having a maximum cross-sectional dimension in single, mutually orthogonal, directions.
Inventors
- 👤 David Hatch
- 👤 Mervin Fair
- 👤 Louis Csanko
- 👤 Don McClune
- 👤 Jeff Fleming
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 09:40
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16B; F16B19/00; F16B19/002; H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/7005; H01R12/7011; H01R12/7017; H01R12/7023; H01R12/7064; H01R12/71; H01R12/712; H01R12/716; H01R24/00; H01R24/60; H01R24/62
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
151 words
A device intended to be mounted on a printed circuit board having an opening formed therethrough, comprising: a housing and a plurality of contacts associated therewith; and at least one mounting component for mechanically connecting said device to said printed circuit board, said mounting component including a post connected at one end to said housing, said post having a maximum transverse dimension less than a maximum transverse dimension of said board opening, a slot formed through said post and opening onto substantially opposed side regions of said post, and a clip member situated in said slot, said clip member having terminal ends that protrude beyond the profile of said post, said clip ends constituting tangs, said tangs adapted to deflect upon insertion of said post into said opening in said printed circuit board, and skive into the sides of the opening to prevent removal of the post from said board opening.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
151 words
A device intended to be mounted on a printed circuit board having an opening formed therethrough, comprising: a housing and a plurality of contacts associated therewith; and at least one mounting component for mechanically connecting said device to said printed circuit board, said mounting component including a post connected at one end to said housing, said post having a maximum transverse dimension less than a maximum transverse dimension of said board opening, a slot formed through said post and opening onto substantially opposed side regions of said post, and a clip member situated in said slot, said clip member having terminal ends that protrude beyond the profile of said post, said clip ends constituting tangs, said tangs adapted to deflect upon insertion of said post into said opening in said printed circuit board, and skive into the sides of the opening to prevent removal of the post from said board opening.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
A device as recited in claim 1 wherein said tangs extend from said post generally towards said housing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
A device as recited in claim 1 wherein said post is substantially cylindrical and said terminal ends of said clip member extend from said slot at substantially diametrically opposed side regions of said post.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
A device as recited in claim 1 wherein said clip includes an intermediate portion and a pair of end portions integral with said intermediate portion and extending at an angle with respect to said intermediate portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
A device as recited in claim 4 wherein said slot includes a narrow intermediate portion and a pair of outwardly widening end portions opening onto said substantially opposed side regions of said post.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
A device as recited in claim 5 wherein said clip is formed of metallic sheet material.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1996-09-13 | 1997-03-15 | 1997-09-14 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2000-09-13 | 2001-03-15 | 2001-09-14 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2004-09-13 | 2005-03-15 | 2005-09-14 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |