Electrical connector

Assignee: International Business Machines Corp

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Filing: 1969-09-16

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Granted: 1972-04-04

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Expires: 1989-09-16

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Abstract

Abstract A cable assembly has a series of cables whose ends are joined to contacts in separate insulating housings. The housings at each end of the assembly are ganged on holders. Each holder has a series of slots separably engaged with tabs on the associated housings. Each holder is flexible and has a portion which can be grasped by a person to allow the person to manipulate the assembly to join it with and disconnect it from mating contact elements on a printed circuit board.

Inventors

👤 Edmund J Di Stefano
👤 Arthur E Enderley
👤 Robert C Hoffman

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —

Jurisdiction US

Data Source google_patents

Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 07:45

CPC Classifications

H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/02; H01R13/10; H01R13/11; H01R13/112; H01R13/46; H01R13/514; H01R13/62; H01R13/629; H01R13/648; H01R43/00; H01R43/26; H01R31/00; H01R31/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6

Claim 1

Independent Claim 155 words

In an electrical connector, a plurality of contacts housed in separate adjacent housings, each housing having a body and a tab projecting therefrom, each tab having a neck extending away from said body and a head supported on said neck in spaced relationship parallel to said body, a holder having a flat body of a thickness substantially equal to the spacing of said neck, said body of said holder including a manually grippable portion and a plurality of elongated parallel slots corresponding to the number of said housings, each of said slots having a first portion of a width substantially equal to the width of said neck and a second portion of a width substantially equal to the width of said head, said holder being adapted to be connected to said housings by interlocking said tabs in said slots, whereby said housings are gAnged on said holder for connecting said contacts with mating connector means.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 155 words

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 53 words

The combination of claim 1 wherein said contacts are connectable to and disconnectable from said mating connector means by push-pull motions, and said grippable portion is arranged relative to said slots so that push-pull forces applied to said grippable portion are transmitted through said housings to said contacts for effecting said push-pull motions.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 37 words

The combination of claim 2 wherein said body is substantially rectangular and said grippable portion is at one end, said slots being at the opposite end whereby said housings are arranged along one edge of said body.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 37 words

The combination of claim 3 wherein said one edge projects beyond said housings in a direction away from said grippable portion and is operable to limit movement of said contacts upon engagement with said mating connector means.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 30 words

The combination of claim 1 including a plurality of conductors having ends attached to said contacts, said holder uniting said conductors, said contacts and said housings into a cable assembly.

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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)	1975-04-04	1975-10-04	1976-04-04	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1979-04-04	1979-10-04	1980-04-04	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1983-04-04	1983-10-04	1984-04-04	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

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