Circuit board connector

Claim 1

AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR A CIRCUIT BOARD HAVING A PLURALITY OF SIDE-BY-SIDE SPACED-APART CONDUCTOR SURFACES DISPOSED ADJACENT THE LEADING EDGE OF THE BOARD, COMPRISING: A CONNECTOR BODY HAVING A PLURALITY OF SIDE-BY-SIDE SPACED-APART CHANNELS EXTENDING THERETHROUGH AND A TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING SLOT INTERSECTING EACH OF SAID CHANNELS FOR RECEIVING THE LEADING EDGE OF SAID BOARD THEREIN; A PLURALITY OF CONTACT SPRINGS EACH ADAPTED TO BE INSERTED INTO ONE OF SAID CHANNELS AND EACH HAVING A CONTACT SURFACE FOR RESILIENTLY ENGAGING AND APPLYING A GIVEN PRESSURE TO A CONDUCTOR SURFACE ON A CIRCUIT BOARD INSERTED INTO SAID SLOT, WHEREIN A PORTION OF EACH CONTACT SPRING IS RESILIENTLY COMPRESSED BETWEEN A WALL OF SAID CHANNEL AND A CONDUCTOR SURFACE UPON INSERTION OF SAID CIRCUIT BOAR; A PLURALITY OF INSERTABLE AND REMOVABLE WIRE TERMINATION MEMBERS ADAPTED TO BE INSERTED INTO THE CHANNELS TO ELECTRICALLY ENGAGE THE CONTACT SPRINGS THEREIN FOR COMPLETING ELECTRICAL PATHS BETWEEN SAID CIRCUIT BOARD CONDUCTOR SURFACES AND EXTERNAL WIRE CONDUCTORS, THROUGH SAID SPRINGS, EACH OF SAID TERMINATION MEMBERS BEING DISPOSED BETWEEN THE WALL OF SAID CHANNEL AND THE CORRESPONDING CONTACT SPRING TO INCREASE THE COMPRESSION OF SAID SPRING.