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US3289141A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Electrical connector for printed circuit boards

Assignee: Unisys Corp
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Filing: 1963-07-22
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Granted: 1966-11-29
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Expires: 1983-07-22
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Kenneth H White

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 08:55
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/82

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 365 words
IN COMBINATION, AT LEAST ONE THIN CIRCUIT BOARD HAVING A RECTANGULAR CONFIGURATION WITH N PARALLEL CONDUCTORS TERMINATING AT OPPOSITE EDGES OF THE RECTANGLE ON BOTH THE TOP AND BOTTOM SURFACES AND M PARALLEL CONDUCTORS TERMINATING AT OPPOSITE EDGES OF THE RECTANGLE ON BOTH THE TOP AND THE BOTTOM SURFACES, A PLURALITY OF THIN CIRCUIT BOARDS HAVING N PARALLEL CONDUCTORS TERMINATING AT ONE EDGE ON BOTH THE TOP AND THE BOTTOM SURFACES OF THE BOARD, A PLURALITY OF CIRCUIT BOARDS HAVING M PARALLEL CONDUCTORS TERMINATING AT ONE EDGE ON BOTH THE TOP AND THE BOTTOM SURFACES OF THE BOARD, THE N CONDUCTORS OF THE RECTANGULAR CIRCUIT BOARD AND THE CONDUCTORS BEING OF PLURALITY OF CIRCUIT BOARDS HAVING N CONDUCTORS BEING OF EQUAL WIDTH AND SPACED AT EQUAL INTERVALS, THE M CONDUCTORS OF THE RECTANGULAR CIRCUIT BOARD AND THE CONDUCTORS OF THE PLURALITY OF CIRCUIT BOARDS HAVING N CONDUCTORS BEING OF EQUAL WIDTH AND SPACED AT EQUAL INTERVALS, A CONNECTOR BOARD HAVING A RECTANGULAR CONFIGURATION OF LARGER DIMENSIONS THAN THE RETANGULAR CIRCUIT BOARD, THE CONNECTOR BOARD HAVING N PARALLEL CONDUCTORS TERMINATING AT OPPOSITE EDGES, THE N PARALLEL CONDCUTORS BEING OF SUFFICIENT LENGTH TO EXTEND FROM THE N CONDUCTORS ON THE RECTANGULAR BOARD TO THE N CONDUCTORS ON THE CIRCUIT BOARDS WHEN A CIRCUIT BOARD IS PLACED ADJACENT TO ONE EDGE OF THE RECTANGULAR CIRCUIT BOARD, THE M PARALLEL CONDUCTORS OF THE CONNECTOR BOARD BEING OF SUFFICIENT LENGTH TO EXTEND FROM THE M PARALLEL CONDUCTORS ON THE RECTANGULAR CIRCUIT BOARD TO THE M PARALLEL CONDUCTORS ON THE CIRCUIT BOARDS WHEN A CIRCUIT BOARD IS PLACED ADJACENT TO THE TERMINATING EDGE OF THE M PARALLEL CONDUCTORS OF THE RECTANGLE CIRCUIT BOARD, A CONNECTOR BOARD LOCATED ON TOP OF EACH RECTANGULAR CIRCUIT BOARD AND OVERLAPPING ONTO AN ADJACENT CIRCUIT BOARD, THE N PARALLEL CONDUCTORS OF THE CONNECTOR BOARD INTERCONNECTING THE N PARALLEL CONDUCTORS OF THE RECTANGULAR CIRCUIT BOARD AND THE ADJACENT CIRCUIT BOARD, THE M PARALLEL CONDUCTORS OF THE CONNECTOR BOARD INTERCONNECTING THE M PARALLEL CONCUCTORS OF THE RECTANGULAR CIRCUIT BOARD AND THE M PARALLEL CONDUCTORS OF THE ADJACENT CIRCUIT BOARD, AND MEANS FOR APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE OUTSIDE CONNECTOR BOARDS TO INSURE THE POSITIVE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE CONDUCTOR CONTACTS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 365 words
IN COMBINATION, AT LEAST ONE THIN CIRCUIT BOARD HAVING A RECTANGULAR CONFIGURATION WITH N PARALLEL CONDUCTORS TERMINATING AT OPPOSITE EDGES OF THE RECTANGLE ON BOTH THE TOP AND BOTTOM SURFACES AND M PARALLEL CONDUCTORS TERMINATING AT OPPOSITE EDGES OF THE RECTANGLE ON BOTH THE TOP AND THE BOTTOM SURFACES, A PLURALITY OF THIN CIRCUIT BOARDS HAVING N PARALLEL CONDUCTORS TERMINATING AT ONE EDGE ON BOTH THE TOP AND THE BOTTOM SURFACES OF THE BOARD, A PLURALITY OF CIRCUIT BOARDS HAVING M PARALLEL CONDUCTORS TERMINATING AT ONE EDGE ON BOTH THE TOP AND THE BOTTOM SURFACES OF THE BOARD, THE N CONDUCTORS OF THE RECTANGULAR CIRCUIT BOARD AND THE CONDUCTORS BEING OF PLURALITY OF CIRCUIT BOARDS HAVING N CONDUCTORS BEING OF EQUAL WIDTH AND SPACED AT EQUAL INTERVALS, THE M CONDUCTORS OF THE RECTANGULAR CIRCUIT BOARD AND THE CONDUCTORS OF THE PLURALITY OF CIRCUIT BOARDS HAVING N CONDUCTORS BEING OF EQUAL WIDTH AND SPACED AT EQUAL INTERVALS, A CONNECTOR BOARD HAVING A RECTANGULAR CONFIGURATION OF LARGER DIMENSIONS THAN THE RETANGULAR CIRCUIT BOARD, THE CONNECTOR BOARD HAVING N PARALLEL CONDUCTORS TERMINATING AT OPPOSITE EDGES, THE N PARALLEL CONDCUTORS BEING OF SUFFICIENT LENGTH TO EXTEND FROM THE N CONDUCTORS ON THE RECTANGULAR BOARD TO THE N CONDUCTORS ON THE CIRCUIT BOARDS WHEN A CIRCUIT BOARD IS PLACED ADJACENT TO ONE EDGE OF THE RECTANGULAR CIRCUIT BOARD, THE M PARALLEL CONDUCTORS OF THE CONNECTOR BOARD BEING OF SUFFICIENT LENGTH TO EXTEND FROM THE M PARALLEL CONDUCTORS ON THE RECTANGULAR CIRCUIT BOARD TO THE M PARALLEL CONDUCTORS ON THE CIRCUIT BOARDS WHEN A CIRCUIT BOARD IS PLACED ADJACENT TO THE TERMINATING EDGE OF THE M PARALLEL CONDUCTORS OF THE RECTANGLE CIRCUIT BOARD, A CONNECTOR BOARD LOCATED ON TOP OF EACH RECTANGULAR CIRCUIT BOARD AND OVERLAPPING ONTO AN ADJACENT CIRCUIT BOARD, THE N PARALLEL CONDUCTORS OF THE CONNECTOR BOARD INTERCONNECTING THE N PARALLEL CONDUCTORS OF THE RECTANGULAR CIRCUIT BOARD AND THE ADJACENT CIRCUIT BOARD, THE M PARALLEL CONDUCTORS OF THE CONNECTOR BOARD INTERCONNECTING THE M PARALLEL CONCUCTORS OF THE RECTANGULAR CIRCUIT BOARD AND THE M PARALLEL CONDUCTORS OF THE ADJACENT CIRCUIT BOARD, AND MEANS FOR APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE OUTSIDE CONNECTOR BOARDS TO INSURE THE POSITIVE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE CONDUCTOR CONTACTS.

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