← Back to Patent Explorer
US3154366A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Terminal board connectors

Assignee: Edwards Co Inc
•
Filing: 1960-09-21
•
Granted: 1964-10-27
•
Expires: 1980-09-21
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Norman D James
  • 👤 John E Kreiner
  • 👤 Long Ray

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 16:44
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R9/00; H01R9/16; H01R9/20

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 252 words
A TERMINAL BOARD COMPRISING A PANEL MEMBER HAVING A ROW OF HOLES FOR MAKING ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS THERETHROUGH, A SEPARATE ELECTRICAL TERMINAL MEANS EXTENDING THROUGH EACH OF SAID HOLES, EACH SAID ELECTRICAL TERMINAL MEANS HAVING AN ENLARGED PORTION ON ONE SIDE OF SAID PANEL MEMBER AND A RETAINING MEANS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID PANEL MEMBER, A SEPARATE INSULATING BLOCK POSITIONED AROUND EACH OF SAID TERMINAL MEANS ON THE RETAINING MEANS SIDE OF THE PANEL MEMBER AND HELD TO THE PANEL MEMBER AT ONLY ONE POINT AND TO THE TERMINAL MEANS BY SAID ENLARGED PORTION AND SAID RETAINING MEANS, SAID INSULATING BLOCK EACH HAVING AT LEAST ONE FLAT SIDE WHICH IS POSITIONED AGAINST A FLAT SIDE OF ONE ADJACENT INSULATING BLOCK SO AS TO MAKE ALL SAID TERMINAL MEANS AND INSULATING BLOCKS SUBSTANTIALLY TORSIONALLY RIGID TO PREVENT EACH OF THE TERMINAL MEANS AND INSULATING BLOCK FROM PIVOTING AROUND SAID ONLY ONE POINT BY WHICH THEY ARE HELD TO THE PANEL MEMBER, AND EACH SAID INSULATING BLOCK HAVING A FLANGE EXTENDING AWAY FROM SAID PANEL MEMBER TO FORM AN INSULATING WALL AROUND EACH SAID TERMINAL MEANS, SAID FLANGE HAVING A GROOVE THEREIN ON ONE SIDE OF SAID ROW OF HOLES WHICH ACTS AS A GUIDE TO WIRES INSERTED THEREIN TO POSITION THE WIRE AGAINST THE TERMINAL MEANS WITHIN EACH SAID INSULATING BLOCK, AND A SEPARATE SCREW THREADED TO EACH TERMINAL MEANS INSIDE THE INSULATING WALL SURROUNDING EACH TERMINAL MEANS TO ATTACH WIRES POSITIONED AGAINST ANY OF THE TERMINAL MEANS TO THAT TERMINAL MEANS.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2991444A Cited
US821029A Cited
US1153581A Cited
US1594456A Cited
US2699533A Cited
US2701870A Cited
US2904768A Cited
US2941179A Cited
US3042896A Cited
US2991440A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-10-27 1968-04-27 1968-10-27 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-10-27 1972-04-27 1972-10-27 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-10-27 1976-04-27 1976-10-27 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag