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US3243761A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Contact locking connector

Assignee: FCI USA LLC
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Filing: 1963-10-08
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Granted: 1966-03-29
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Expires: 1983-10-08
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Piorunneck Heinz

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 17:50
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/40; H01R13/42; H01R13/436; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/7005; H01R12/71; H01R12/72; H01R12/721

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 233 words
AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR POINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS, COMPRISING: AN INSULATING HOUSING HAVING A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING FROM FACE, A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING REAR FACE, AND A TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING END FACE; AN ELONGATE SLIT IN SAID FRONT FACE EXTENDING REARWARDLY INTO SAID HOUSING FOR RECEIVING A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD; A PLURALITY OF SPACED APART CONTACT-RECEIVING OPENINGS IN SAID REAR FACE EXTENDING FORWARDLY INTO SAID ELONGATE SLIT; A FORWARD STOP PORTION OF SAID HOUSING IN EACH CONTACT-RECEIVING OPENING, WHICH LIMITS FORWARD MOVEMENT OF CONTACT ELEMENTS DISPOSED IN SAID OPENINGS; A RETENTION-MEMBER CHANNEL, EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY INTO SAID HOUSING FROM THE END THEREOF AND INTERSECTING EACH OF SAID CONTACT-RECEIVING OPENINGS; A RETENTION MEMBER, TELESCOPICALLY DISPOSED WITHIN SAID RETENTION-MEMBER CHANNEL AND FORMING AN OBSTRUCTION ACROSS EACH CONTACT-RECEIVING OPENING WHICH LIMITS REARWARD MOVEMENT OF CONTACT ELEMENTS DISPOSED WITHIN SAID OPENINGS; A CONTACT ELEMENT, DISPOSED WITHIN ONE OF SAID CONTACT-RECEIVING OPENINGS, HAVING A RESILIENT CONTACT PORTION ENGAGED BETWEEN THE STOP PORTION AND RETENTION-MEMBER OBSTRUCTION IN SAID OPENING, AND FURTHER HAVING AN EXTENDING TERMINAL PORTION PROJECTING REARWARDLY PAST SAID RETENTION MEMBER; A SECURING OPENING IN SAID TRANSVERSELY INTERSECTING SAID RETENTION-MEMBER CHANNEL; A TRANSVERSE OPENING IN SAID RETENTION-MEMBER, AXIALLY ALINGED WITH SAID SECURING OPENING A REMOVABLE SECURING MEMBER DISPOSED THROUGH THE SAID SECURING OPENING AND THE TRANSVERSE OPENING, THEREBY SECURING SAID RETENTION-MEMBER TO SAID HOUSING; SAID REMOVABLE SECURING MEMBER BEING ADAPTED TO ENGAGE A PANEL OR THE LIKE TO SECURE SAID HOUSING MEMBER THERETO.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 233 words
AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR POINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS, COMPRISING: AN INSULATING HOUSING HAVING A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING FROM FACE, A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING REAR FACE, AND A TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING END FACE; AN ELONGATE SLIT IN SAID FRONT FACE EXTENDING REARWARDLY INTO SAID HOUSING FOR RECEIVING A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD; A PLURALITY OF SPACED APART CONTACT-RECEIVING OPENINGS IN SAID REAR FACE EXTENDING FORWARDLY INTO SAID ELONGATE SLIT; A FORWARD STOP PORTION OF SAID HOUSING IN EACH CONTACT-RECEIVING OPENING, WHICH LIMITS FORWARD MOVEMENT OF CONTACT ELEMENTS DISPOSED IN SAID OPENINGS; A RETENTION-MEMBER CHANNEL, EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY INTO SAID HOUSING FROM THE END THEREOF AND INTERSECTING EACH OF SAID CONTACT-RECEIVING OPENINGS; A RETENTION MEMBER, TELESCOPICALLY DISPOSED WITHIN SAID RETENTION-MEMBER CHANNEL AND FORMING AN OBSTRUCTION ACROSS EACH CONTACT-RECEIVING OPENING WHICH LIMITS REARWARD MOVEMENT OF CONTACT ELEMENTS DISPOSED WITHIN SAID OPENINGS; A CONTACT ELEMENT, DISPOSED WITHIN ONE OF SAID CONTACT-RECEIVING OPENINGS, HAVING A RESILIENT CONTACT PORTION ENGAGED BETWEEN THE STOP PORTION AND RETENTION-MEMBER OBSTRUCTION IN SAID OPENING, AND FURTHER HAVING AN EXTENDING TERMINAL PORTION PROJECTING REARWARDLY PAST SAID RETENTION MEMBER; A SECURING OPENING IN SAID TRANSVERSELY INTERSECTING SAID RETENTION-MEMBER CHANNEL; A TRANSVERSE OPENING IN SAID RETENTION-MEMBER, AXIALLY ALINGED WITH SAID SECURING OPENING A REMOVABLE SECURING MEMBER DISPOSED THROUGH THE SAID SECURING OPENING AND THE TRANSVERSE OPENING, THEREBY SECURING SAID RETENTION-MEMBER TO SAID HOUSING; SAID REMOVABLE SECURING MEMBER BEING ADAPTED TO ENGAGE A PANEL OR THE LIKE TO SECURE SAID HOUSING MEMBER THERETO.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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