US3596140A
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Demountable peripheral-contact electronic circuit board assembly
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1969-12-01
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Granted: 1971-07-27
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Expires: 1989-12-01
Abstract
Abstract A demountable peripheral-contact electronic circuit-board assembly including an electrically insulative tubular housing having slots in the inner wall parallel to the housing, the housing accommodating an aligned array of parallel-spaced substantially disc-shaped circuit boards having contacts protruding into the slots in the housing, and removable conductive rails in the housing slots for interconnecting the circuit boards through the protruding contacts. The conductive rails are provided selectively with insulated areas to isolate particular circuit-board contacts where required. An exterior hermetic enclosure protects and cushions the assembly and provides for exterior electrical connection through an interior manifold type terminator in contact with the conductive rails.
Inventors
- 👤 Ronald A Walsh
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 17:34
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K7/00; H05K7/14; H05K7/1422; H05K7/1427; H05K7/1434
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
79 words
A demountable peripheral-contact electronic circuit-board assembly comprising: plural circuit-board means, peripheral contact means on said circuit-board means, positioning means for parallel-spacing and aligning said circuit-board means, and conductive means for detachably connecting plural of said peripheral contact means; said conductive means being rectilinear and including an integral insulative portion intermediate the ends thereof, and said positioning means including a tubular container having a rectilinear slot in the inner wall parallel with the axis thereof for containing said conductive means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
79 words
A demountable peripheral-contact electronic circuit-board assembly comprising: plural circuit-board means, peripheral contact means on said circuit-board means, positioning means for parallel-spacing and aligning said circuit-board means, and conductive means for detachably connecting plural of said peripheral contact means; said conductive means being rectilinear and including an integral insulative portion intermediate the ends thereof, and said positioning means including a tubular container having a rectilinear slot in the inner wall parallel with the axis thereof for containing said conductive means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
A demountable peripheral-contact electronic circuit-board assembly as recited in claim 1, said positioning means including a terminator at an end of the tubular means, and a connector on the terminator for contacting said conductive means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
A demountable peripheral-contact electronic circuit-board assembly as recited in claim 2, said conductive means being recessed with said slot, and said peripheral contact means including structure for resiliently urging a portion of said contact means against said conductive means in said slot.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
A demountable peripheral-contact electronic circuit-board assembly as recited in claim 3, the tubular container having a plurality of said slots containing a respective plurality of said conductive means in the inner wall of said tubular container parallel with the axis thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
A demountable peripheral-contact electronic circuit-board assembly as recited in claim 4, the tubular housing being cylindrical and having said slots at regularly spaced annular intervals, and the respective circuit-board means being disc shaped and having peripheral portions protrusive into said slots.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
46 words
A demountable peripheral-contact electronic circuit-board assembly as recited in claim 5, the slots being T-shaped and containing the respective conductive means in the respective crossarms of the T-shapes, and all said circuit-board means and terminator being fixed in rotation about the axis of the tubular container.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
A demountable peripheral-contact electronic circuit-board assembly as recited in claim 6, and an exterior housing having a detachable hermetic-sealing member, said detachable hermetic sealing member having hermetic electrical connector means passing therethrough and engaging said terminator connector.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
49 words
A demountable peripheral-contact electronic circuit-board assembly as recited in claim 7, said positioning means comprising: a spacer between plural of the circuit-board means, an axial cushioning member between the detachable hermetic sealing member and the terminator, and a radial cushioning member between the tubular container and the exterior housing.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1974-07-26 | 1975-01-25 | 1975-07-27 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-07-26 | 1979-01-25 | 1979-07-27 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-07-26 | 1983-01-25 | 1983-07-27 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |