US3283108A
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Electrical contact members having corrosion-resistant electrically-conductive coatings with one coating having a greater length than the other
Assignee: TE Connectivity Corp
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Filing: 1964-11-27
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Granted: 1966-11-01
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Expires: 1984-11-27
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Collier John Covell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 00:29
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/11; H05K1/117; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/71; H01R12/72; H01R12/721; H01R13/00; H01R13/64; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/09; H05K2201/09209; H05K2201/09654; H05K2201/09709; H05K2201/09745; H05K2201/10; H05K2201/10227; H05K2201/10295; H05K2203/00; H05K2203/16; H05K2203/167; H05K3/00; H05K3/40; H05K3/4007; H05K3/4015
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
138 words
A PRINTED CIRCUIT EDGE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, AN INSULATING BLOCK HAVING A CHANNEL, A SERIES OF SPRING CONTACTS CARRIED BY THE BLOCK AND LYING WITHIN THE CHANNEL, A PRINTED CIRCUIT PANEL REMOVABLY RECEIVED IN THE CHANNEL, A SERIES OF STUDS ARRANGED IN SPACED RELATIONSHIP ON THE PANEL AND EACH RESILIENTLY ENGAGED BY ONE OF THE SPRING CONTACTS, A FIRST CORROSION-RESISTANT ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE COATING ON EACH SPRING CONTACT, AND A SECOND ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CORROSION-RESISTANT COATING ON EACH STUD, THE PORTIONS OF THE CONTACT SPRINGS ENGAGED BY THE STUDS BEING FLAT AND ELONGATE IN A DIRECTION PERPENDICULAR TO THE CHANNEL SO THAT THE LENGTHS OF THE FIRST COATINGS SWEPT BY THE SECOND COATINGS ARE GREATER THAN THE LENGTHS OF THE SECOND COATINGS SWEPT BY THE FIRST COATINGS WHEN THE PRINTED CIRCUIT PANEL IS INSERTED INTO AND REMOVED FROM THE CHANNEL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
138 words
A PRINTED CIRCUIT EDGE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, AN INSULATING BLOCK HAVING A CHANNEL, A SERIES OF SPRING CONTACTS CARRIED BY THE BLOCK AND LYING WITHIN THE CHANNEL, A PRINTED CIRCUIT PANEL REMOVABLY RECEIVED IN THE CHANNEL, A SERIES OF STUDS ARRANGED IN SPACED RELATIONSHIP ON THE PANEL AND EACH RESILIENTLY ENGAGED BY ONE OF THE SPRING CONTACTS, A FIRST CORROSION-RESISTANT ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE COATING ON EACH SPRING CONTACT, AND A SECOND ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CORROSION-RESISTANT COATING ON EACH STUD, THE PORTIONS OF THE CONTACT SPRINGS ENGAGED BY THE STUDS BEING FLAT AND ELONGATE IN A DIRECTION PERPENDICULAR TO THE CHANNEL SO THAT THE LENGTHS OF THE FIRST COATINGS SWEPT BY THE SECOND COATINGS ARE GREATER THAN THE LENGTHS OF THE SECOND COATINGS SWEPT BY THE FIRST COATINGS WHEN THE PRINTED CIRCUIT PANEL IS INSERTED INTO AND REMOVED FROM THE CHANNEL.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-10-31 | 1974-05-02 | 1974-11-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-10-31 | 1978-05-02 | 1978-11-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |