Circuit distribution board with wire receiving channel

Claim 2

A circuit distribution board comprising, in combination: a. a support board made from electrically insulating material and having a first and a second side; b. first means for mounting electrical components on said support board in at least one component column on said first side of said support board, said first means including a plurality of mounting holes through said support board for receiving the electrical leads of any electrical components mounted in said component column; c. a plurality of interconnection holes through said support board, each of said interconnection holes corresponding to a respective one of said mounting holes; and d. printed circuit connectors electrically connecting each of said interconnection holes with its respective mounting hole. e. means for receiving and protecting connecting wires for electrically connecting predetermined ones of said plurality of interconnection holes, said means comprising a channel member secured to said support board adjacent to said component column for receiving and protecting connecting wires for electrically connecting predetermined ones of the electrical leads on any electrical components mounted on said support board.

Claim 3

The combination of claim 1 in which said channel member includes a bottom section and two side sections, said side sections having a plurality of apertures each adjacent to and corresponding to a respective one of said interconnecting holes.

Claim 4

The combination of claim 2 which further includes a plurality of connecting wires positioned in said channel member, each of said wires having a first end and a second end, the first end of each wire extending through a first predetermined one of said apertures and being electrically connected to the respective interconnection hole corresponding to said first aperture, the second end of each wire extending through a second predetermined one of said apertures and being electrically connected to the respective interconnection hole corresponding to said second aperture.

Claim 5

The combination of claim 3 in which said channel member is secured to said first side of said support board adjacent to and substantially parallel to said component column.

Claim 6

The combination of claim 3 in which said channel member is secured to said second side of said support member opposed to said component column.

Claim 7

The combination of claim 4 in which said mounting means further includes second means for mounting additional electrical components in a second component column on said first side of said support board on the other side of and substantially parallel to said channel member, said second means including a second plurality of mounting holes through said support board for receiving the electrical leads of any electrical components mounted in said second component column, and further comprising: a second plurality of interconnecting holes through said support board, each of said second plurality of interconnection holes corresponding to a respective one of said second plurality of mounting holes, and printed circuit connectors electrically connecting each of said second plurality of interconnection holes with its respective mounting hole.

Claim 8

The combination of claim 6 which further comprises: a. a second channel member secured to said first side of said support board; b. third means for mounting additional electrical components in a third component column on said first side of said support board on the first side of and substantially parallel to said second channel member, said third means including a third plurality of mounting holes through said support boards for receiving the electrical leads of any electrical components mounted in said third component column; c. a third plurality of interconnection holes through said support board, each of said third plurality of interconnection holes corresponding to a respective one of said third plurality of mounting holes; d. printed circuit connectors electrically connecting each of said third plurality of interconnection holes with its respective mounting holes; e. fourth means for mounting additional electrical components in a fourth component column on said first side of said support board on the second side of and substantially parallel to said second channel member, said fourth means including a fourth plurality of mounting holes through said support board for receiving the electrical leads of any electrical components mounted in said fourth component column; f. a fourth plurality of mounting holes through said support board for receiving the electrical Leads of any electrical components mounted in said fourth component column; g. a fourth plurality of interconnection holes through said support board, each of said fourth plurality of interconnection holes corresponding to a respective one of said fourth plurality of mounting holes; and h. printed circuit connectors electrically connecting each of said fourth plurality of interconnection holes with its respective mounting hole.

Claim 9

The combination of claim 7 which further includes printed circuit connectors electrically connecting predetermined ones of said second plurality of interconnection holes with respective predetermined ones of said third plurality of interconnection holes.

Claim 10

The combination of claim 3 which further includes an electrically conducting wire bridge connected between predetermined ones of said mounting holes in said second component column and respective predetermined ones of said mounting holes in said third component column.

Claim 11

The combination of claim 3 which further includes a channel cover member secured to and covering the open side of said channel member.