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US3340608A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Methods of assembling components with printed circuits

Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1963-01-03
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Granted: 1967-09-12
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Expires: 1983-01-03
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Harold F Blair
  • 👤 Donald F Thomas

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 22:26
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K13/00; H05K13/04; H05K3/00; H05K3/30; H05K3/306; H05K1/00; H05K1/18; H05K1/189; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/01; H05K2201/0104; H05K2201/0133; H05K2203/00; H05K2203/01; H05K2203/0147; H05K2203/0156; H05K2203/0195; H05K2203/11; H05K2203/1189; H05K3/007; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49124; Y10T29/4913; Y10T29/49139; Y10T29/49147; Y10T29/49151; Y10T29/49153

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 87 words
A METHOD OF ASSEMBLING TERMINALS OF A UNIT WITH PRINTED CIRCUIT PANELS, WHICH COMPRISES THE STEPS OF; POSITIONING A SUPPORT PAD ON A PLATFORM, POSITIONING A FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT ON THE SUPPORT PAD, SUPPORTING THE UNIT SO THAT THE TERMINALS OF THE UNIT ARE ALIGNED SPACIALLY WITH LAND AREAS OF THE PRINTED CIRCUIT, AND MOVING RELATIVELY THE PLATFORM AND THE EXTENDED TERMINALS OF THE UNIT TOGETHER, WHEREBY THE TERMINALS PUNCH THROUGH THE PANEL AND THE LAND AREAS OF THE FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT AND INTO THE SUPPORT PAD.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 87 words
A METHOD OF ASSEMBLING TERMINALS OF A UNIT WITH PRINTED CIRCUIT PANELS, WHICH COMPRISES THE STEPS OF; POSITIONING A SUPPORT PAD ON A PLATFORM, POSITIONING A FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT ON THE SUPPORT PAD, SUPPORTING THE UNIT SO THAT THE TERMINALS OF THE UNIT ARE ALIGNED SPACIALLY WITH LAND AREAS OF THE PRINTED CIRCUIT, AND MOVING RELATIVELY THE PLATFORM AND THE EXTENDED TERMINALS OF THE UNIT TOGETHER, WHEREBY THE TERMINALS PUNCH THROUGH THE PANEL AND THE LAND AREAS OF THE FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT AND INTO THE SUPPORT PAD.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-09-11 1971-03-13 1971-09-12 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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