← Back to Patent Explorer
US3173732A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Printed circuit board connector

Assignee: Teledyne Brown Engineering Inc
•
Filing: 1962-02-09
•
Granted: 1965-03-16
•
Expires: 1982-02-09
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 David H James

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 06:26
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/7082

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 182 words
A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD CONNECTOR COMPRISING AN ELONGATED INSULATING BODY OF RECTANGULAR CROSS SECTION HAVING A PLURALITY OF CIRCUIT BOARD CONTACT FACES, A CIRCUIT BOARD SECURED TO EACH OF TWO SAID FACES, EACH SAID BOARD HAVING SURFACE CONDUCTOR ELEMENTS SPACED ALONG AN EDGE THEREOF ADJACENT ONE SAID FACE, A PLURALITY OF CHANNELS PERIPHERALLY ABOUT SAID BODY WITHIN SAID FACES INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE RECESS AT THE BOTTOM THEREOF TO LOOSELY RECEIVE CONTACT SPRING TERMINATIONS, SAID CHANNELS BEING ARRANGED ALONG SAID BODY ADJACENT SAID CONDUCTOR ELEMENTS, A CONTACT SPRING IN EACH OF A PLURALITY OF SAID CHANNELS HAVING A PROTRUDING CONTACT PORTION FOR EACH OF SAID TWO FACES, EACH SPRING HAVING A PAIR OF HOOKED ENDS EACH INWARDLY TURNED TO ENGAGE ONE SAID RECESS PERIPHERALLY BEYOND SAID TWO FACES, EACH SAID RECESS EXTENDING INWARDLY TO RECEIVE SAID END AND LATERALLY TO PERMIT LATERAL MOTION THEREOF, AS A SAID BOARD IS SECURED TO A CORRESPONDING SAID FACE, AND SAID CONTACT SPRINGS BEING FORMED TO BE THEREBY DEPRESSED AT SAID CONTACT PORTIONS, EACH TO INTERCONNECT A PAIR OF CORRESPONDING SAID PORTIONS OF SAID CIRCUIT BOARDS.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2699534A Cited
US2870424A Cited
US2832942A Cited
US2942229A Cited
US2944121A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-03-15 1968-09-14 1969-03-16 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-03-15 1972-09-14 1973-03-16 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-03-15 1976-09-14 1977-03-16 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag