US3729698A
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Terminal interconnections
Assignee: Allard Way Holdings Ltd
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Filing: 1971-01-25
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Granted: 1973-04-24
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Expires: 1991-01-25
Abstract
Abstract A method of interconnecting alternate (for example) terminals in a row. An insulating flexible strip is woven in and out of the terminals to separate them into two groups. Terminals in the same group are interconnected by a strip of copper running along the terminals the strip being either a deposit on the insulating strip or a straight bar running along the outside of the terminals, according to the current carrying requirements. In the latter case the copper bar is soldered to its group of terminals by resistance heating the bar having expendable end portions to which connections are made.
Inventors
- 👤 P Chapman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 00:05
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R43/00; H01R43/02; H01R43/0263; H01R13/00; H01R13/46; H01R13/516; H01R13/518; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49174; Y10T29/49179
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
141 words
In the manufacture of electronic equipment that constitutes a plurality of circuit module connectors each of which has at least one column of terminals and which connectors are mounted side by side so that corresponding terminals in successive columns constitute a row of terminals, a method of interconnecting selected terminals in at least one said row, in which method a. an individual strip of insulating material is positioned along said one row to separate said selected terminals on one side of said strip from the remaining terminals of the row on the other side of said strip, b. a strip of conductive material is positioned along said one row in electrical contact with said selected terminals and separated from said remaining terminals by said strip of insulating material, and c. said strip of conductive material is soldered to said selected terminals.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
141 words
In the manufacture of electronic equipment that constitutes a plurality of circuit module connectors each of which has at least one column of terminals and which connectors are mounted side by side so that corresponding terminals in successive columns constitute a row of terminals, a method of interconnecting selected terminals in at least one said row, in which method a. an individual strip of insulating material is positioned along said one row to separate said selected terminals on one side of said strip from the remaining terminals of the row on the other side of said strip, b. a strip of conductive material is positioned along said one row in electrical contact with said selected terminals and separated from said remaining terminals by said strip of insulating material, and c. said strip of conductive material is soldered to said selected terminals.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said strip of conductive material is deposited on said strip of insulating material and is soldered to said selected terminal pins by dip soldering.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said strip of conductive material is a substantially rigid bar and is positioned wholly on one side of said row of terminals, said selected terminals being sandwiched between said substantially rigid bar and said strip of insulating material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
71 words
A method according to claim 3 wherein said bar is soldered to said selected terminals by a method in which said bar is heated by the passage of an electric current between end portions of said bar, to which end portions electrical connections are made, a transverse indentation adjacent each of said end portions permitting the end portion to be broken off after said selected terminals are soldered to said bar.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
84 words
A method according to claim 2, wherein, for each of a plurality of said rows, a respective strip of insulating material having a strip of conductive material deposited Thereon is positioned to separate selected terminals on one side of said strip of insulating material from the remaining terminals of the row on the other side of said strip of insulating material, and all of said strips of conductive material are soldered to the selected terminals of their respective rows in a common dip-soldering operation.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
143 words
A terminal assembly comprising a plurality of circuit module connectors for the plug-in reception of circuit modules, said connectors being mounted side by side and each of said connectors having at least one column of terminals, which together with the columns of terminals of the other said connectors, make up a rectangular array of terminals, corresponding terminals in successive columns constituting a row of terminals, each said row of terminals comprising selected terminals and the remaining terminals, a respective strip of insulating material in each row separating said selected terminals on one side of said strip from said remaining terminals on the other side of said strip, a strip of conductive material associated with each said strip of insulating material, said strip of conductive material being soldered to said selected terminals and separated from said remaining terminals by said strip of insulating material.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
143 words
A terminal assembly comprising a plurality of circuit module connectors for the plug-in reception of circuit modules, said connectors being mounted side by side and each of said connectors having at least one column of terminals, which together with the columns of terminals of the other said connectors, make up a rectangular array of terminals, corresponding terminals in successive columns constituting a row of terminals, each said row of terminals comprising selected terminals and the remaining terminals, a respective strip of insulating material in each row separating said selected terminals on one side of said strip from said remaining terminals on the other side of said strip, a strip of conductive material associated with each said strip of insulating material, said strip of conductive material being soldered to said selected terminals and separated from said remaining terminals by said strip of insulating material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
A terminal assembly according to claim 6, wherein at least one said strip of conductive material forms a composite strip with the associated said strip of insulating material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
A terminal assembly according to claim 6, and comprising two said strips of conductive material associated with each said strip of insulating material, the two strips of conductive material being soldered to said selected terminals and said remaining terminals respectively.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
44 words
A terminal assembly according to claim 6, wherein said strip of conductive material is a substantially rigid bar positioned wholly on one side of said row of terminals, said selected terminals being sandwiched between said substantially rigid bar and said strip of insulating material.
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