Buss connector

Claim 2

An electrical buss connector for interconnecting a series of plate terminal wire-wrap pins arranged in a prescribed pattern, comprising: a. an elongated, substantially flat metal strip, b. a plurality of elongated slots formed in said strip in positions corresponding to the positions of selected ones of said pins, c. each of said slots containing means between opposite ends of the slots for receiving and gripping a terminal pin, d. said receiving and gripping means comprising cut-out means formed in each of the opposing edge surfaces of each of said slots, e. said cut-out means together generally forming a rectangle having a dimension longitudinally of a corresponding slot which is slightly greater than the corresponding dimension of a terminal pin, and f. the overall width of said cut-out means transversely of said slots normally being slightly less than the corresponding dimension of a terminal pin.

Claim 3

The electrical buss connector of claim 1 further characterized in that: a. each of said elongated slots is open at one end to edge means of said flat metal strip whereby at least one section of said flat metal strip is resiliently movable in the plane of said strip to permit a terminal pin to be forced into said cut-out means and resiliently retained by said strip.

Claim 4

The electrical buss connector of claim 2 further characterized in that: a. the terminal pin contacting edges of said cut-out means have sharp edges which are effective to wipe and clean a terminal pin to establish an excellent gas tight electrical connection between the pin and the strip.

Claim 5

An electrical buss connector for interconnecting a series of plate terminal wire-wrap pins in a prescribed pattern, comprising: a. an elongated, substantially flat terminal strip, b. a plurality of elongated slots formed in said strip in positions corresponding to positions of selected adjacent pairs of pins, c. means in each of said slots between its ends for receiving and gripping one of a pair of adjacent terminal pins comprising cut-out means formed in at least one of the opposed edge surfaces of said slot, and d. other means in each of said slots between its ends for receiving the other of each of said pairs of adjacent terminal pins without electrical contact being made between the pin and the strip comprising an enlarged cut-out at one end of said slot.

Claim 6

An electrical buss connector for interconnecting a series of plate terminal wire-wrap pins in a prescribed pattern, comprising: a. an elongated, substantially flat terminal strip, b. a plurality of elongated slots formed in said strip in positions corresponding to positions of selected adjacent pairs of pins, c. means in each of said slots between its ends for receiving and gripping one of a pair of adjacent terminal pins comprising cut-out means formed in at least one of the opposed edge surfaces of said slot, and d. other means in each of said slots between its ends for receiving the other of each of said pairs of adjacent terminal pins without electrical contact being made between the pin and the strip comprising an enlarged cut-out at one end of said slot.

Claim 7

The electrical buss connector of claim 4 further characterized in that: a. said elongated slots include a slot section extending longitudinally of said strip, and a perpendicular slot section connecting said first slot section with an edge of said strip at the opposite end of said slot whereby a section of said strip may resiliently bow outwardly of the body of said strip in the plane of said strip to receive and grip a terminal pin in said cut-out means.

Claim 8

The electrical buss connector of claim 5 further characterized in that: a. said elongated slots include, between one cut-out means and said other cut-out means, means for receiving a probe to force said strip section away from the body of said strip and permit removal of said strip from the pins.

Claim 9

An electrical buss connector for interconnecting a series of plate terminal wire-wrap pins arranged in a prescribed pattern, comprising: a. an elongated, substantially flat metal strip, b. a plurality of elongated slots formed in said strip in positions corresponding to the positions of selected ones of said pins, c. each of said slots containing means between opposite ends of the slots for receiving and gripping a terminal pin, and d. each of said slots being open at one end to a side edge of said flat metal strip whereby at least one section of said flat metal strip is resiliently movable in the plane of said sTrip to permit a terminal pin to be forced into said cut-out means and resiliently retained by said strip.

Claim 10

An electrical buss connector for interconnecting a series of plate terminal wire-wrap pins arranged in a prescribed pattern, comprising: a. an elongated, substantially flat metal strip, b. a plurality of elongated slots formed in said strip in positions corresponding to the positions of selected ones of said pins, c. each of said slots containing means between opposite ends of the slots for receiving and gripping a terminal pin, and d. each of said slots being open at one end to a side edge of said flat metal strip whereby at least one section of said flat metal strip is resiliently movable in the plane of said sTrip to permit a terminal pin to be forced into said cut-out means and resiliently retained by said strip.

Claim 11

An electrical buss connector for interconnecting a series of plate terminal wire-wrap pins in a prescribed pattern, comprising: a. an elongated, substantially flat terminal strip, b. a plurality of elongated slots formed in said strip in positions corresponding to the positions of selected adjacent pairs of said pins, c. means in each of said slots between its ends for receiving and gripping one of a pair of adjacent terminal pins, d. other means in each of said slots between its ends for receiving the other of each of said pairs of adjacent terminal pins without electrical contact being made between the pin and the strip, and d. each of said slots being open at one end to a side edge of said flat metal strip whereby at least one section of said flat metal strip is resiliently movable in the plane of said strip to permit a terminal pin to be forced into said cut-out means and resiliently retained by said strip.

Claim 12

An electrical buss connector for interconnecting a series of plate terminal wire-wrap pins in a prescribed pattern, comprising: a. an elongated, substantially flat terminal strip, b. a plurality of elongated slots formed in said strip in positions corresponding to the positions of selected adjacent pairs of said pins, c. means in each of said slots between its ends for receiving and gripping one of a pair of adjacent terminal pins, d. other means in each of said slots between its ends for receiving the other of each of said pairs of adjacent terminal pins without electrical contact being made between the pin and the strip, and d. each of said slots being open at one end to a side edge of said flat metal strip whereby at least one section of said flat metal strip is resiliently movable in the plane of said strip to permit a terminal pin to be forced into said cut-out means and resiliently retained by said strip.