Connector for use between integrated circuit units and circuit boards

Claim 2

Electrical connector means for at least one circuit pin comprising an electrically insulating receptacle, said receptacle having an open top and a bottom in which is at least one hole, at least one removable conductor including a terminal post and a contact clip, said post having a snug slidable fit in said hole for accurately locating the clip In the receptacle, to position said post to form a terminal extending from said bottom and to allow for convenient removal of the conductor from the receptacle without damage thereto, an electrically insulating cover for closing said open top, said cover having at least one port for receiving and guiding said circuit pin into said clip when the cover is closed and said clip is positioned in the receptacle with the post extending from said hole, holding means carried by the cover engaging said terminal post of said conductor below said contact clip to hold it when the cover is closed, and a substantially positive releasable latch means operative between the receptacle and the cover when closed, whereby the conductor is substantially more strongly held in the receptacle by said holding means when the cover is shut than by said snug fit when the cover is open.

Claim 3

Electrical connector means for at least one circuit pin comprising an electrically insulating receptacle, said receptacle having an open top and a bottom in which is at least one hole, at least one removable conductor including a terminal post and a contact clip, said clip having a pair of spaced spring blades and having an offset connection of said blades with said terminal post at an end face of said post, said face being located adjacent the space between said blades, said post having a snug slidable fit in said hole for accurately locating and holding the clip in the receptacle, to position said post to form a terminal extending from said bottom and to allow for convenient removal of the conductor from the receptacle without damage thereto, an electrically insulating cover for closing said open top, said cover having at least one port for receiving and guiding said circuit pin into said clip when the cover is closed and said clip is positioned in the receptacle with the post extending from said hole, holding means carried by the cover engaging said conductor to hold it when the cover is closed, said holding means being in the form of a lug carried by said cover under its said port for movement of said lug between said clip blades as said cover is closed to engage said end face of said post when said cover is latched shut, and a substantially positive releasable latch means operative between the receptacle and the cover when closed, whereby the conductor is substantially more strongly held in the receptacle by said holding means when the cover is shut than by said snug fit when the cover is open.

Claim 4

Electrical connector means for at least one circuit pin comprising an electrically insulating receptacle, said receptacle having an open top and a bottom in which is at least one hole, at least one removable conductor including a terminal post and a contact clip, said clip having a pair of spaced spring blades and having an offset connection of said blades with said terminal post at an end face of said post, said face being located adjacent the space between said blades, said post having a snug slidable fit in said hole for accurately locating and holding the clip in the receptacle, to position said post to form a terminal extending from said bottom and to allow for convenient removal of the conductor from the receptacle without damage thereto, an electrically insulating cover for closing said open top, said cover having at least one port for receiving and guiding said circuit pin into said clip when the cover is closed and said clip is positioned in the receptacle with the post extending from said hole, holding means carried by the cover engaging said conductor to hold it when the cover is closed, said holding means being in the form of a lug carried by said cover under its said port for movement of said lug between said clip blades as said cover is closed to engage said end face of said post when said cover is latched shut, and a substantially positive releasable latch means operative between the receptacle and the cover when closed, whereby the conductor is substantially more strongly held in the receptacle by said holding means when the cover is shut than by said snug fit when the cover is open.

Claim 5

Connector means according to claim 2 wherein said receptacle has an internal rib extending between margins of the blades to spread and pretension them somewhat when the post is fitted into said hole and more freely to allow passage of said lug between the blades in its approach to engagement with said end face of the post.

Claim 6

Connector means according to claim 2 for rows of a number of said circuit pins on integrated circuit units, wherein said receptacle is of substantially rectangular form having end and sidewalls, said bottom having two rows of a number of said holes located within and adjacent to said sidewalls respectively for the reception of two rows of a number of said conductors having said posts and clips, and wherein said cover is of substantially rectangular form having two rows of a number of said ports registrable with the clips of the conductors respectively when the cover is closed, said cover also having two rows of said holding means engaging the rows of conductors when the cover is closed.

Claim 7

Connector means according to claim 4, wherein said latch parts are also located substantially centrally between said rows of said conductors in the receptacle when the cover is closed.

Claim 8

Connector means according to claim 3 for rows of a number of said circuit pins on integrated circuit units, wherein said receptacle is of substantially rectangular form having end and sidewalls, the sidewalls forming two inner rows of pockets each hAving one of said internal ribs therein, said bottom having two rows of a number of said holes located within and adjacent to said sidewalls under said pockets respectively for the reception of two rows of a number of said conductors having said posts in said holes and said clips in the pockets respectively, each blade of each clip being spread and pretensioned by the rib in its pocket, and wherein said cover is of substantially rectangular form having two rows of a number of said ports registrable with the clips of the conductors respectively when the cover is closed, said cover also having two rows of said lugs engaging the end faces of the rows of posts respectively when the cover is closed and latched shut.

Claim 9

Connector means according to claim 6, wherein said latch parts are located substantially centrally between said rows of said conductor units in the receptacle when the cover is closed.

Claim 10

Electrical connector means comprising a receptacle of electrically insulating material having an open top and having a bottom, said bottom having a plurality of holes therein arranged in spaced relation to each other in a pair of rows, a plurality of electrically conductive contact means each including a terminal post and a contact clip, said contact means having said terminal posts disposed in respective holes in said receptacle bottom to extend from said bottom and to dispose said contact clips in selected locations within said receptacle, a cover of electrically insulating material disposed over said open receptacle top, said cover having a plurality of ports aligned with respective contact clips of said contact means for guiding terminal pins into electrical engagement with said respective clips, said cover having a plurality of portions engaging respective terminal posts of said contact means securing said contact means in said receptacle, and releasable latch means securing said cover to said receptacle.

Claim 11

Electrical connector means comprising a receptacle of electrically insulating material having an open top and having a bottom, said bottom having a plurality of holes therein arranged in spaced relation to each other in a pair of rows, a plurality of electrically conductive contact means each including a terminal post and a contact clip, said contact means having said terminal posts disposed in respective holes in said receptacle bottom to extend from said bottom and to dispose said contact clips in selected locations within said receptacle, a cover of electrically insulating material disposed over said open receptacle top, said cover having a plurality of ports aligned with respective contact clips of said contact means for guiding terminal pins into electrical engagement with said respective clips, said cover having a plurality of portions engaging respective terminal posts of said contact means securing said contact means in said receptacle, and releasable latch means securing said cover to said receptacle.

Claim 12

An electrical connector comprising a receptacle of electrically insulating material having an open top having sidewalls, and having a bottom, said bottom having a plurality of holes therein arranged in two spaced parallel rows with equal spaces between adjacent holes in said rows, said receptacle having a plurality of ribs integral therewith extending from said sidewalls into selected positions relative to said respective holes, a plurality of electrically conductive contact means each including a terminal post having an end face and a pair of spring blades having an offset connection between said blades and said post at said end face, said contact means having said terminal posts disposed in respective holes in said receptacle bottom to extend from said bottom and having each of said pairs of spring blades thereof spaced from each other by a respective receptacle rib within said receptacle, a cover of electrically insulating material disposed over said open receptacle top, said cover having a plurality of ports aligned with the spaces between pairs of blades of said contact means for guiding terminal pins between respective pairs of blades into electrical contact therewith, said cover having a plurality of portions engaging said end faces of respective contact means securing said contact means in said receptacle, and releasable latch means securing said cover to said receptacle.

Claim 13

An electrical connector comprising a receptacle of electrically insulating material having an open top having sidewalls, and having a bottom, said bottom having a plurality of holes therein arranged in two spaced parallel rows with equal spaces between adjacent holes in said rows, said receptacle having a plurality of ribs integral therewith extending from said sidewalls into selected positions relative to said respective holes, a plurality of electrically conductive contact means each including a terminal post having an end face and a pair of spring blades having an offset connection between said blades and said post at said end face, said contact means having said terminal posts disposed in respective holes in said receptacle bottom to extend from said bottom and having each of said pairs of spring blades thereof spaced from each other by a respective receptacle rib within said receptacle, a cover of electrically insulating material disposed over said open receptacle top, said cover having a plurality of ports aligned with the spaces between pairs of blades of said contact means for guiding terminal pins between respective pairs of blades into electrical contact therewith, said cover having a plurality of portions engaging said end faces of respective contact means securing said contact means in said receptacle, and releasable latch means securing said cover to said receptacle.