Electrical contact panel assembly

Claim 1

AN IMPROVED PANEL ASSEMBLY OF THE TYPE UTILIZED WITH PLUGBOARD DEVICES ADAPTED TO PROGRAM ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT CONNECTIONS INCLUDING IN COMBINATION, A FIRST PANEL OF A HARD INSULATING MATERIAL AND OF A THICKNESS RELATIVE TO ITS LENGTH TO FORM A RIGID STRUCTURE, A MATRIX OF APERTURES DISPOSED TRANSVERSE TO THE MAJOR PLANE THEREOF ADAPTED TO RECEIVE CONTACT PIN ASSEMBLIES INTERCONNECTED TO FORM COMMON PORTIONS OF A PLURLAITY OF COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND AT LEAST A SECOND PANEL OF A HARD INSULATING MATERIAL AND OF A THICKNESS RELATIVE TO ITS LENGTH TO FORM A RIGID STRUCTURE, A MATRIX OF APERTURES DISPOSED TRANSVERSE TO THE MAJOR PLANE THEREOF ADAPTED TO RECEIVE PIN ASSEMBLIES INTERCONNECTED TO FORM DISTINCT PORTIONS OF THE SAID PLURALITY OF COMPUTER PROGRAMS; MEANS COMPRISED OF RELATIVELY RIGID METALLIC BEAM MEMBERS FIXEDLY SECURED TO SAID FIRST PANEL FORMING A UNITARY ASSEMBLY THEREWITH, AT LEAST TWO OF SAID BEAM MEMBERS BEING DISPOSED IN SPACED PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP AND INCLUDING INTERIOR CHANNELS AS AN INTEGRAL PORTION ADAPTED TO SLIDABLY RECEIVE AND SECURE SAID SECOND PANEL IN A PLANAR RELATIONSHIP RELATIVE TO SAID FIRST PANEL, AND MEANS ENGAGING A PORTION OF AT LEAST ONE OF SAID BEAM MEMBERS ADAPTED TO ENGAGE AND LOCK SAID SECOND PANEL WITHIN SAID CHANNELS.