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Method of casting electrical component mounting panels
Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1961-03-15
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Granted: 1964-02-04
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Expires: 1981-03-15
Abstract
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Inventors
- 👤 Gingrande Arthur
- 👤 George J Marotta
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-26 12:37
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/22; H05K3/28; H05K3/284; B; B29; B29C; B29C33/00; B29C33/12; B29C33/38; B29C33/40; B29C39/00; B29C39/02; B29C39/10; B29C39/22; B29C39/26; B29C70/00; B29C70/68; B29K; B29K2801/00; B29L; B29L2031/00; B29L2031/34; B29L2031/3406; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/10; H05K2201/10613; H05K2201/10954; H05K2201/10977; H05K2203/00; H05K2203/13; H05K2203/1305; H05K2203/1316
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
THE METHOD OF CASTING ELECTRICAL COMPONENT MOUNTING PANELS COMPRISING PIERCING THE LEADS OF COMPONENTS DIRECTLY INTO THE CLOSED BOTTOM SURFACE OF A CAVITY DEFINED BY A NON-POROUS, FLEXIBLE, ONE-PIECE MOLE WHICH IS IMPERVIOUS TO THE CASTING MATERIAL, THE CLOSED BOTTOM SURFACE BEING ONLY THICK ENOUGH TO ADEQUATELY SUPPORT THE COMPONENTS INITIALLY IN FIXED RELATIONSHIP PRIOR TO AND DURING CASTING, AND TO PROVIDE THE DESIRED LENGTH OF EXPOSED LEADS PROTRUDING OUTWARDLY FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE PANEL AFTER IT IS CAST SO AS TO FACILITATE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS BEING MADE THERETO, POURING AN INSULATING PLASTIC MATERIAL INTO AND INDIRECT CONTACT WITH THE BOTTOM SURFACE OF THE CAVITY AND TO A DESIRED DEPTH ABOUT THE COMPONENT LEADS, SOLIDIFYING AND HARDENING THE PLASTIC CASTING MATERIAL INTO A RIGID PANEL, AND STRIPPING THE FLEXLBLE MOLD FROM THE HARDENED PANEL WHICH SUPPORTS THE COMPONENTS IN FIXED RELATION BY THE EMBEDDED PORTIONS OF THE LEADS.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
148 words
THE METHOD OF CASTING ELECTRICAL COMPONENT MOUNTING PANELS COMPRISING PIERCING THE LEADS OF COMPONENTS DIRECTLY INTO THE CLOSED BOTTOM SURFACE OF A CAVITY DEFINED BY A NON-POROUS, FLEXIBLE, ONE-PIECE MOLE WHICH IS IMPERVIOUS TO THE CASTING MATERIAL, THE CLOSED BOTTOM SURFACE BEING ONLY THICK ENOUGH TO ADEQUATELY SUPPORT THE COMPONENTS INITIALLY IN FIXED RELATIONSHIP PRIOR TO AND DURING CASTING, AND TO PROVIDE THE DESIRED LENGTH OF EXPOSED LEADS PROTRUDING OUTWARDLY FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE PANEL AFTER IT IS CAST SO AS TO FACILITATE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS BEING MADE THERETO, POURING AN INSULATING PLASTIC MATERIAL INTO AND INDIRECT CONTACT WITH THE BOTTOM SURFACE OF THE CAVITY AND TO A DESIRED DEPTH ABOUT THE COMPONENT LEADS, SOLIDIFYING AND HARDENING THE PLASTIC CASTING MATERIAL INTO A RIGID PANEL, AND STRIPPING THE FLEXLBLE MOLD FROM THE HARDENED PANEL WHICH SUPPORTS THE COMPONENTS IN FIXED RELATION BY THE EMBEDDED PORTIONS OF THE LEADS.
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