Connecting and mounting means for substrates

Claim 1

Mounting and connecting means for mounting a substrate on a printed circuit board and for connecting the terminal pads on said substrate to the conductors on said printed circuit board, said mounting and connecting means comprising: an elongated carrier bar, said carrier bar being of a relatively firm plastic insulating material, a plurality of electrical connecting devices, said devices being secured intermediate their ends to two opposite edges of said carrier bar and each of said devices having a spring receptacle on one end thereof and a post portion on the other end thereof, said spring receptacles being spaced from and on one side of said carrier bar and said post portions being spaced from and on the other side thereof, said spring receptacle of each of said devices comprising a reversely bent end portion formed as a circular spring having an open gap for reception of said substrate, said devices being offset on said opposite edges of said carrier bar and said spring receptacles being in alignment with each other whereby, Said connecting devices can be electrically connected to conductors on said printed circuit board by inserting said post portions through holes in said board said soldering said post portions to said conductors, and upon insertion of said substrate into said spring receptacles, said pads are connected to said connecting devices and said conductors.