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EP0139786A1
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Press fit connector insulator and contact
Assignee: Elfab Corp
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Filing: 1983-12-15
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2003-12-15
Abstract
Abstract An insulator body (11) for a press fit connector is configured to have a plurality of identical compartments (14) or sleeves for receiving contacts. Each sleeve has offset shoulders (47a,48a) which mate with projections (44) on the terminals whereby the terminals may be press fitted into a printed circuit board using the insulator body (11) as the press fittool.
Inventors
- 👤 J. Preston Ammon
- 👤 Jerry A. Kendall
- 👤 John D. Martens
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 21:00
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/50; H01R12/51; H01R12/55; H01R12/58; H01R12/585
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
A press fit insulator for a connector adapted to receive and be used as the means for press fitting a plurality of contact terminals into a printed circuit board, said insulator characterized by a block of insulating material (11) formed with a plurality of identical compartments (14, 23) along its length formed by walls, each compartment having a plurality of offset shoulders (37a, 47a) associated therewith formed in one or more walls of each compartment, each shoulder mating with matching projections (31., 32a, 43a, 44a) on a contact terminal such that the insulator is utilized to press fit the contact terminal into a printed circuit board.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
106 words
A press fit insulator for a connector adapted to receive and be used as the means for press fitting a plurality of contact terminals into a printed circuit board, said insulator characterized by a block of insulating material (11) formed with a plurality of identical compartments (14, 23) along its length formed by walls, each compartment having a plurality of offset shoulders (37a, 47a) associated therewith formed in one or more walls of each compartment, each shoulder mating with matching projections (31., 32a, 43a, 44a) on a contact terminal such that the insulator is utilized to press fit the contact terminal into a printed circuit board.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
The insulator according to Claim 1 wherein two ends (13) of the insulator are formed with an end wall such that two or more insulators may be placed end-to-end to form a connector of a desired length.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The insulator according to Claim 1 wherein the insulator may be cut adjacent to one of the walls to make a connector of a shorter length.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The insulator according to Claim 1 wherein the offset shoulders (47a, 48a) in the walls for each compartment are vertically displaced from each other..
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The insulator according to Claim 1 wherein the offset shoulders for adjacent compartments in the same wall are vertically displaced from each other.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
117 words
A contact terminal for use with the press fit connector according to claim 1 where the connector insulator is used as the press fit means, characterized by a first contact end, a second contact end, and first and second intermediate regions, said first intermediate region adjacent said first contact end and comprising a compliant region (45) for press fitting into a printed circuit board, said second intermediate region (50) between the second contact end and said first intermediate region comprising a flat region (42) having at least one punched out tab (43, 44) for mating with said connector insulator so as to use the connector insulator to press fit the connector terminal into the printed circuit board.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
47 words
The terminal according to Claim 8 characterized in that the flat region has two parallel faces and two punched out tabs (43, 44), one punched tab extends out one face of the flat region and the other tab extends out the other face of the flat region.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The terminal according to claim 9 characterized in that said two punched out tabs are vertically aligned.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
The terminal according to Claim 9 characterized in that the flat region includes two shoulders (31) which may be used to press fit the terminal into a printed circuit board.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
The terminal according to claim 8 characterized in that the second contact end (46) is a straight pin contact.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
The terminal according to claim 8 characterized in that said first contact end is a flow solder contact.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
60 words
The press fit insulator, according to claim 1 characterized in that each compartment having offset shoulders associated therewith, at least one shoulder formed in each of two opposite walls, each of said shoulders spaced to mate with matching projections on a contact terminal, such that the insulator is utilized to press fit the contact terminal into a printed circuit board.
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