Mount for electronic circuits and the like and method for making same

Claim 1

A mount for receiving, carrying, and making electrical connections to an electronic circuit comprising; a first frame having a groove perimetrically about the bottom thereof and having a plurality of holes extending therethrough into said groove; a second frame mounted on said first frame and defining an interior cavity therewith, said second frame having tongue portion formed perimetrically about the top thereof and having a plurality of holes extending therethrough and through said tongue portion, each of said holes corresponding in position and aligning coaxially with one of said holes of said first frame; a plurality of electrical conductors, each disposed in one of said plurality of holes and extending between said tongue and said groove, and having a male and a female end; a plurality of tabs each making electrical contact to one of said electrical conductors and extending thereFrom between said first and second frames into said cavity; a plurality of coaxial conductors mounted in said first and second frames in alignment with the axes of said plurality of electrical conductors; locking means for securing one of said mounts to another when said mounts are placed in tongue and groove relationship, said locking means including a cam-lever having a hole through said cam, and disposed in a groove through the outer wall of said first frame in a position corresponding to the position of a groove in said tongue of said second frame and being actuatable by movement of said lever arm to extend said cam into said groove; and a shaft mounted in said groove and extending through said hole in said cam to allow said cam to be pivotally and rotatably movable thereon; and adhesive means for affixing said first and second frames together; whereby when an electronic circuit is disposed in said cavity and electrical connection made between said tabs and portions of said electronic circuit, said electronic circuit is carried by said mount and each of said portions of said module is electrically common with one of said plurality of conductors, and when one of said mounts is placed in tongue and groove relationship with another, the male and female ends of corresponding connectors and the respective coaxial conductors are electrically plugged together and when said cam is rotated in said groove, said cam engages the groove in the tongue portion of said other mount to secure said mounts together.

Claim 3

The method for making a mount for electronic circuits and the like comprising: forming a first frame with a groove perimetrically about the bottom thereof and with a plurality of holes extending therethrough into said groove; cutting a sheet of electrically conducting material coated with solder-type material to form a plurality of fingers extending radially outwardly from an interior support portion, each finger corresponding in position and having a hole disposed coaxially with one of said plurality of holes of said first frame; placing in each hole of said fingers the male portion of one of a plurality of electrical conductors having a male end and a female end; heating said fingers to melt the solder thereby electrically connecting said fingers to said conductors; disposing a first portion of each of said electrical conductors in said holes of said first frame; forming a second frame with a tongue portion perimetrically about the top thereof and with a plurality of holes extending through said frame and said tongue, each hole corresponding in position and aligning coaxially with one of said holes of said first frame to accommodate a second portion of said conductor, said second frame being mountable on said first cavity to define an interior cavity affixing said first and second frames together; and removing said interior support portion from said fingers, thereby leaving a plurality of tabs sandwiched between said first and second frames each making electrical contact to one of said electrical conductors and extending therefrom between said first and second frames into said interior cavity.

Claim 4

The method for making a mount for electronic circuits and the like comprising: forming a first frame with a groove perimetrically about the bottom thereof and with a plurality of holes extending therethrough into said groove; cutting a sheet of electrically conducting material coated with solder-type material to form a plurality of fingers extending radially outwardly from an interior support portion, each finger corresponding in position and having a hole disposed coaxially with one of said plurality of holes of said first frame; placing in each hole of said fingers the male portion of one of a plurality of electrical conductors having a male end and a female end; heating said fingers to melt the solder thereby electrically connecting said fingers to said conductors; disposing a first portion of each of said electrical conductors in said holes of said first frame; forming a second frame with a tongue portion perimetrically about the top thereof and with a plurality of holes extending through said frame and said tongue, each hole corresponding in position and aligning coaxially with one of said holes of said first frame to accommodate a second portion of said conductor, said second frame being mountable on said first cavity to define an interior cavity affixing said first and second frames together; and removing said interior support portion from said fingers, thereby leaving a plurality of tabs sandwiched between said first and second frames each making electrical contact to one of said electrical conductors and extending therefrom between said first and second frames into said interior cavity.