Electrical connector

Claim 1

AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ADAPTED TO ELECTRICALLY CONNECT A PRINTED CIRCUIT COMPONENT TO ASSOCIATED CIRCUITRY WHEREBY SLIDING ACTION UPON THE PRINTED CIRCUIT STRIPS OF THE COMPONENT IS MINIMIZED, SAID CONNECTOR COMPRISING: A PAIR OF INSULATING BODIES EACH OF SAID BODIES DEFINING A SIDE LEG AND A BASE LEG, THE BASE LEG OF EACH BODY ADAPTED TO BE ASSEMBLED IN MATING FACE-TO-FACE RELATION WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER, THE MATING FACE OF EACH OF SAID BASE LEGS HAVING A RECESS THEREIN, EACH OF SAID RECESSES HAVING A BODY OF RESILIENT MATERIAL THEREIN, SAID SIDE LEGS EACH DEFINING A GROOVE EXTENDING THEREALONG, SAID GROOVES ADAPTED TO RECEIVE THE EDGES OF THE CIRCUIT COMPONENT, SAID BASE LEGS EACH HAVING ELECTRICAL CONTACTS THEREIN, AT LEAST ONE PORTION OF EACH OF THE CONTACTS ADAPTED TO EXTEND OVER THE MATING FACE OF THE BODY OF RESILIENT MATERIAL; AND CLAMPING MEANS OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID MATING BASE LEGS TO CLAMP SAID BASE LEGS TOGETHERM, WHEREBY SAID CIRCUIT COMPONENT IS INSERTED INTO SAID CONNECTOR BY SLIDABLY URGING IT ALONG THE GOOVES UNTIL SAID COMPONENT EXTENDS INTO THE AREA BETWEEN SAID BASE LEGS, SAID BASE LEGS THEN BEING MOVED INTO CLAMPING RELATION WITH SAID COMPONENT BY SAID CLAMPING MEANS, SAID BODIES OF RESILIENT MATERIAL DEFLECTING TO ACCOMMODATE THE BOARD CIRCUIT STRIPS AND URGING SAID ONE PORTION OF THE CONTACT INTO ELECTRICAL ENGAGEMENT WITH THE STRIPS ON SAID COMPONENT.