Printed circuit board connection

Claim 2

Printed circuit board (25) to be used with a connector (10) having spring biased contacts (36), said improved printed circuit board comprising: a printed circuit on said printed circuit board (25) for forming an electrical circuit; a nose piece (26) bonded on an edge (28) of said printed circuit board, said nose piece and said printed circuit board edge for insertion into said connector, said nose piece being shaped for providing sliding engagement with said spring biased contacts such that sliding engagement between said nose piece and said spring biased contacts will protect said spring biased contacts from being damaged by said printed circuit board; and tabs (38) on said printed circuit board electrically connected to said printed circuit, said tabs being adjacent said nose piece and aligned with said spring biased contacts such that said spring biased contacts slide over said nose piece deflecting said spring baised contacts (38), said electrical contacts thereon are moved into electrical connection with respective ones of said tabs as said nose piece and said printed circuit board edge are inserted into said connector.

Claim 3

The printed circuit board of claim 1 wherein said nose piece is made of a lubritious material.

Claim 4

The printed circuit board of one of the preceding claims wherein one edge of said nose piece is slanted to cooperate with said spring biased contacts to deflect said spring biased contacts into electrical contact with said tabs as said printed circuit board is inserted into said connector.

Claim 5

4 A printed circuit board connector (10) comprising spring biased members (23) in said connector (10), each spring biased member being fixed at a trailing end (35) and having a free, leading end (34) which includes a bent, generally arcuate portion; an electrical contact (36) located toward said trailing end on the arcuate portion of each of said spring biased members such that when its spring biased member is in an undeflected position, said electrical contact is in an impact protected position, and when its spring biased member is in a deflected position, said electrical contact is moved to a contact making position.

Claim 6

4 A printed circuit board connector (10) comprising spring biased members (23) in said connector (10), each spring biased member being fixed at a trailing end (35) and having a free, leading end (34) which includes a bent, generally arcuate portion; an electrical contact (36) located toward said trailing end on the arcuate portion of each of said spring biased members such that when its spring biased member is in an undeflected position, said electrical contact is in an impact protected position, and when its spring biased member is in a deflected position, said electrical contact is moved to a contact making position.

Claim 7

Printed circuit board (25) and connector (10) assembly comprising: spring biased members (23) in said connector (10), each spring biased member being fixed at a trailing end (35) and having a free, leading end (34) which includes a bent, generally arcuate portion; an electrical contact (36) located toward said trailing end on the arcuate portion of each of said spring biased members such that when its spring biased member is in an undeflected position, said electrical contact is in an impact protected position, and when its spring biased member is in a deflected position, said electrical contact is moved to a contact making position; a printed circuit on said printed circuit (25) board for forming an electrical circuit; a nose piece (26) bonded on an edge (28) of said printed circuit board, said nose piece and said printed circuit board edge for insertion into said connector, said nose with said spring biased members along said arcuate bent portions thereof spaced forwardly of the electrical contacts such that sliding engagement between said nose piece and said spring biased members will protect said spring biased members and said electrical contacts thereon from being damaged by said printed circuit board as said electrical contacts are moved from said impact protected position to said contact making position; tabs (38) on said printed circuit board electrically connected to said printed circuit, said tabs being adjacent said nose piece and aligned with said spring biased members such that as said spring biased members slide over said nose piece deflecting said spring biased members, said electrical contacts thereon are moved into electrical connection with respective ones of said tabs as said nose piece and said printed circuit board edge are inserted into said connector.

Claim 8

Printed circuit board (25) and connector (10) assembly comprising: spring biased members (23) in said connector (10), each spring biased member being fixed at a trailing end (35) and having a free, leading end (34) which includes a bent, generally arcuate portion; an electrical contact (36) located toward said trailing end on the arcuate portion of each of said spring biased members such that when its spring biased member is in an undeflected position, said electrical contact is in an impact protected position, and when its spring biased member is in a deflected position, said electrical contact is moved to a contact making position; a printed circuit on said printed circuit (25) board for forming an electrical circuit; a nose piece (26) bonded on an edge (28) of said printed circuit board, said nose piece and said printed circuit board edge for insertion into said connector, said nose with said spring biased members along said arcuate bent portions thereof spaced forwardly of the electrical contacts such that sliding engagement between said nose piece and said spring biased members will protect said spring biased members and said electrical contacts thereon from being damaged by said printed circuit board as said electrical contacts are moved from said impact protected position to said contact making position; tabs (38) on said printed circuit board electrically connected to said printed circuit, said tabs being adjacent said nose piece and aligned with said spring biased members such that as said spring biased members slide over said nose piece deflecting said spring biased members, said electrical contacts thereon are moved into electrical connection with respective ones of said tabs as said nose piece and said printed circuit board edge are inserted into said connector.

Claim 9

The assembly of claim 1 wherein said nose piece is made of a lubritious material.

Claim 10

The assembly of one of the preceding claims where said nose piece is made of an electrically insulating material.

Claim 11

The assembly of one of the preceding claims wherein said nose piece is made of Nylon material.

Claim 12

The assembly of one claim 4 wherein said Nylon material is Nylon 101FF.

Claim 13

The assembly of one of the preceding claims wherein one edge of said nose piece is slanted to cooperate with the bent portions of said spring biased members to deflect said spring biased members and rotate said electrical contacts into electrical contact with said tabs as said printed circuit board is inserted into said connector.