EP0233742A2
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Electrical connectors
Assignee: EIDP Inc
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Filing: 1987-02-09
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2007-02-09
Abstract
Abstract An electrical connector adapted to be mounted on a circuit board has at least two legs (2, 3). Each leg (2, 3) press-fits into a corresponding hole in the circuit board, and is shaped to possess a cross-section perpendicular to its longitudinal axis which is a closed geometric shape having a major axis substantially perpendicular to a minor axis. A diamond shape is a preferred design. The length of the major axis of each leg cross-section is greater than the diameter of the corresponding mounting hole in the circuit board and the length of the minor axis is somewhat less than the diameter of the corresponding mounting hole in the circuit board. A contact wire can be secured into the plastic body of the connector by melting a portion of the plastic in contact with the wire along a portion of its length with ultrasonic energy and then allowing the plastic to solidify.
Inventors
- 👤 Donald Royal Emert
- 👤 John Donald Walden
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 16:11
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/40; H01R13/405; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/71; H01R12/712; H01R12/716; H01R24/00; H01R24/60; H01R24/62; H01R24/64
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
108 words
An electrical connector adapted to be mounted on a circuit board, said connector having at least two legs (2, 3), each of said legs being adapted to fit snugly into a corresponding mounting hole on said circuit board, characterized in that each leg has a cross-section perpendicular to its longitudinal axis which is closed geometric shape having a major axis substantially perpendicular to a minor axis, the length of said major axis being greater than the diameter of the corresponding mounting hole in the circuit board and the length of the minor axis being somewhat less than the diameter of the corresponding mouting hole in the circuit board.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
108 words
An electrical connector adapted to be mounted on a circuit board, said connector having at least two legs (2, 3), each of said legs being adapted to fit snugly into a corresponding mounting hole on said circuit board, characterized in that each leg has a cross-section perpendicular to its longitudinal axis which is closed geometric shape having a major axis substantially perpendicular to a minor axis, the length of said major axis being greater than the diameter of the corresponding mounting hole in the circuit board and the length of the minor axis being somewhat less than the diameter of the corresponding mouting hole in the circuit board.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
11 words
The connector of claim 1, wherein said cross-section is diamond shaped.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The connector of claim 1 or 2, wherein the major axis of at least one of said legs is oriented perpendicular to the major axis of another of said legs.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The connector of claim 1 or 2, wherein the major axis of at least one of said legs is oriented parallel to the major axis of another of said legs.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
55 words
The connector of any one of the preceding claims, wherein contact wires (5) exit the connector in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the plane of the bottom of the connector and are bent at a 90° angle so that they are adapted to make surface contact with the surface of the circuit board.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The connector of any of the preceding claims, wherein the length of the major axis is not more than 5% greater than the diameter of the corresponding hole in the circuit board.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
The connector of any of the preceding claims, wherein the length of the minor axis is at least 30% smaller than the diameter of the corresponding hole in the circuit board.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
The connector of any one of the preceding claims, wherein each leg has a bottom portion tapered at the ends of the major axis.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
A process for securing a contact wire within a plastic connector comprising ultrasoncially melting a portion of the plastic in contact with said wire along a portion of the length of said wire and then allowing the plastic to solidify.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
40 words
A process for securing a contact wire within a plastic connector comprising ultrasoncially melting a portion of the plastic in contact with said wire along a portion of the length of said wire and then allowing the plastic to solidify.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
41 words
The process of claim 9, wherein a portion of said contact wire lies within a groove on the surface of said connector and plastic in the walls of said groove is melted around a portion of the length of said wire.
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