US3302274A
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Apparatus for making electrical connections
Assignee: TE Connectivity Corp
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Filing: 1965-02-04
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Granted: 1967-02-07
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Expires: 1985-02-04
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Stoltz Herbert Collier
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 22:14
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R43/00; H01R43/027; H05; H05K; H05K13/00; H05K13/04; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/53; Y10T29/5313; Y10T29/53174; Y10T29/53478
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
112 words
APPARATUS FOR INSERTING A PIN-LIKE MEMBER INTO A PANEL COMPRISING, A SUPPORT FOR SAID PANEL, A SLIDE MEMBER RECIPROCABLE TOWARDS AND AWAY FROM SAID SUPPORT, MEANS FOR FEEDING A SUCCESSION OF SAID PINLIKE MEMBERS ALONG A PIN FEED PATH IN SAID SLIDE, PIN-INSERTING MEANS ON SAID SLIDE INCLUDING A PLUNGER, MEANS FOR MOVING SAID PLUNGER TOWARD SAID SLIDE ALONG A PATH INTERSECTING SAID PIN FEED PATH, AND MEANS FOR ORIENTING THE READING PIN OF SAID SUCCESSION IN AXIAL ALIGNMENT WITH, AND IN FRONT OF, SAID PLUNGER WHEREBY, UPON REORIENTATION OF SAID LEADING PINLIKE MEMBER AND UPON MOVEMENT OF SAID PLUNGER TOWARDS SAID PANEL, SAID LEADING PIN-LIKE MEMBER IS INSERTED INTO SAID PANEL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
112 words
APPARATUS FOR INSERTING A PIN-LIKE MEMBER INTO A PANEL COMPRISING, A SUPPORT FOR SAID PANEL, A SLIDE MEMBER RECIPROCABLE TOWARDS AND AWAY FROM SAID SUPPORT, MEANS FOR FEEDING A SUCCESSION OF SAID PINLIKE MEMBERS ALONG A PIN FEED PATH IN SAID SLIDE, PIN-INSERTING MEANS ON SAID SLIDE INCLUDING A PLUNGER, MEANS FOR MOVING SAID PLUNGER TOWARD SAID SLIDE ALONG A PATH INTERSECTING SAID PIN FEED PATH, AND MEANS FOR ORIENTING THE READING PIN OF SAID SUCCESSION IN AXIAL ALIGNMENT WITH, AND IN FRONT OF, SAID PLUNGER WHEREBY, UPON REORIENTATION OF SAID LEADING PINLIKE MEMBER AND UPON MOVEMENT OF SAID PLUNGER TOWARDS SAID PANEL, SAID LEADING PIN-LIKE MEMBER IS INSERTED INTO SAID PANEL.
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