US3239793A
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Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-12-07
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Granted: 1966-03-08
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Expires: 1982-12-07
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Francis D Melia
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 20:11
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K7/00; H05K7/02; H05K7/12; H05K3/00; H05K3/30; H05K3/301
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
A HOLDER FOR AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT WHEREIN THE COMPONENT IS OF THE TYPE WHICH IS DESIGNED TO BE SOLDERED INTO A CIRCUIT AND THUS INCLUDES LEAD WIRES DESIGNED TO BE SOLDERED TO CIRCUIT TERMINALS, COMPRISING IN COMBINATION; A GENERALLY HOLLOW HOLDER BODY OF NON-CONDUCTIVE, FLEXIBLE MATERIAL, SAID BODY HAVING AN OPENING THEREIN FOR RECEIVING A COMPONENT WHEREIN THE OPENING APPROXIMATES THE SHAPE OF THE COMPONENT, SAID BODY OPENING HAVING ONE DIMENSION WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO THE DIMENSION OF THE COMPONENT BETWEEN ITS LEAD WIRES AND ANOTHER DIMENSION WHICH IS SMALLER THAN ANOTHER CORRESPONDING DIMENSION OF THE COMPONENT WHEREBY IT IS NECESSARY TO ENLARGE THE OPENING IN A DIRECTION OTHER THAN BETWEEN LEAD WIRES TO ADMIT A COMPONENT TO SAID HOLDER BODY; A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE CLIPS DISPOSED IN SAID HOLDER BODY TO RECEIVE COMPONENT LEAD WIRES; AND LEAD WIRES ELECTRICALLY JOINED TO EACH OF SAID CLIPS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
148 words
A HOLDER FOR AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT WHEREIN THE COMPONENT IS OF THE TYPE WHICH IS DESIGNED TO BE SOLDERED INTO A CIRCUIT AND THUS INCLUDES LEAD WIRES DESIGNED TO BE SOLDERED TO CIRCUIT TERMINALS, COMPRISING IN COMBINATION; A GENERALLY HOLLOW HOLDER BODY OF NON-CONDUCTIVE, FLEXIBLE MATERIAL, SAID BODY HAVING AN OPENING THEREIN FOR RECEIVING A COMPONENT WHEREIN THE OPENING APPROXIMATES THE SHAPE OF THE COMPONENT, SAID BODY OPENING HAVING ONE DIMENSION WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO THE DIMENSION OF THE COMPONENT BETWEEN ITS LEAD WIRES AND ANOTHER DIMENSION WHICH IS SMALLER THAN ANOTHER CORRESPONDING DIMENSION OF THE COMPONENT WHEREBY IT IS NECESSARY TO ENLARGE THE OPENING IN A DIRECTION OTHER THAN BETWEEN LEAD WIRES TO ADMIT A COMPONENT TO SAID HOLDER BODY; A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE CLIPS DISPOSED IN SAID HOLDER BODY TO RECEIVE COMPONENT LEAD WIRES; AND LEAD WIRES ELECTRICALLY JOINED TO EACH OF SAID CLIPS.
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