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US3217283A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Miniature printed circuit pinboard

Assignee: TE Connectivity Corp
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Filing: 1962-12-26
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Granted: 1965-11-09
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Expires: 1982-12-26
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jr Bernard Edward Shlesinger

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 04:53
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/02; H01R13/33

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 199 words
A PROGRAMMING PINBOARD FOR USE WITH FLEXIBLE PIN CONNECTORS INCLUDING (A) A SOLID SUBSTANTIALLY NON-DEFORMABLE INSULATED BOARD HAVING A TOP AND BOTTOM SURFACE (B) A SERIES OF UNIFORM DIAMETER PIN HOLES EXTENDING THROUGH SAID INSULATED BOARD FROM SAID TOP TO SAID BOTTOM SURFACE (C) SAID PIN HOLES COMPRISING AT LEAST TWO STRAIGHT LINE BORES ABUTTING EACH OTHER INTERMEDIATE SAID SURFACES AT AN ANGLE LESS THAN 180* (D) AT LEAST ONE OF SAID BORES BEING SET AT AN ANGLE ACUTE TO THE SURFACES OF SAID BOARD (E) SAID BORES HAVING THE SAME UNIFORM DIAMETER (F) A CONDUCTIVE SLEEVE EXTENDING INTO EACH OF SAID BORES (G) SAID SLEEVES BEING SPACED IN NON-CONTACT RELATION FROM EACH OTHER (H) AT LEAST A PORTION OF ONE OF SAID SLEEVES BEING SET AN AN ACUTE ANGLE TO THE SURFACES OF SAID INSULATED BOARD (I) CONDUCTIVE MEANS LEADING FROM EACH OF SAID SLEEVES (J) SAID SLEEVES HAVING AN INTERNAL DIAMETER SUFFICIENTLY GREATER THAN THE DIAMETER OF A PIN TO BE INSERTED THEREIN WHEREBY WHEN SAID PIN IS INSERTED ITS FULL OPERATIVE DISTANCE THEREIN, IT WILL BE SET IN A FLEXED POSITION WITH SPACED PORTIONS OF SAID PIN IN CONTACT WITH PORTIONS OF SAID CONDUCTIVE SPACED SLEEVES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 199 words
A PROGRAMMING PINBOARD FOR USE WITH FLEXIBLE PIN CONNECTORS INCLUDING (A) A SOLID SUBSTANTIALLY NON-DEFORMABLE INSULATED BOARD HAVING A TOP AND BOTTOM SURFACE (B) A SERIES OF UNIFORM DIAMETER PIN HOLES EXTENDING THROUGH SAID INSULATED BOARD FROM SAID TOP TO SAID BOTTOM SURFACE (C) SAID PIN HOLES COMPRISING AT LEAST TWO STRAIGHT LINE BORES ABUTTING EACH OTHER INTERMEDIATE SAID SURFACES AT AN ANGLE LESS THAN 180* (D) AT LEAST ONE OF SAID BORES BEING SET AT AN ANGLE ACUTE TO THE SURFACES OF SAID BOARD (E) SAID BORES HAVING THE SAME UNIFORM DIAMETER (F) A CONDUCTIVE SLEEVE EXTENDING INTO EACH OF SAID BORES (G) SAID SLEEVES BEING SPACED IN NON-CONTACT RELATION FROM EACH OTHER (H) AT LEAST A PORTION OF ONE OF SAID SLEEVES BEING SET AN AN ACUTE ANGLE TO THE SURFACES OF SAID INSULATED BOARD (I) CONDUCTIVE MEANS LEADING FROM EACH OF SAID SLEEVES (J) SAID SLEEVES HAVING AN INTERNAL DIAMETER SUFFICIENTLY GREATER THAN THE DIAMETER OF A PIN TO BE INSERTED THEREIN WHEREBY WHEN SAID PIN IS INSERTED ITS FULL OPERATIVE DISTANCE THEREIN, IT WILL BE SET IN A FLEXED POSITION WITH SPACED PORTIONS OF SAID PIN IN CONTACT WITH PORTIONS OF SAID CONDUCTIVE SPACED SLEEVES.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-11-08 1969-05-10 1969-11-09 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-11-08 1973-05-10 1973-11-09 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-11-08 1977-05-10 1977-11-09 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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