US3838203A
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Insertable electrical termination mounting
Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1973-07-03
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Granted: 1974-09-24
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Expires: 1993-07-03
Abstract
Abstract A substrate and an electrical termination mounting in the form of a connector strap are constructed so that the strap can be accurately pressed into position on the substrate to establish a circuit path thereon without deformation of the strap, so as to locate preformed electrical termination-receiving apertures in the strap and the substrate in axial alignment. Initially, axes of first securing elements on the connector strap and the substrate are aligned to locate the apertures in the strap radially with respect to the aligned axes, and second securing elements on the strap and the substrate are aligned to locate the apertures in the strap circumferentially about the aligned axes, thereby aligning respective ones of the apertures in the strap and the substrate. The strap then is pressed into a secured position on one side of the substrate, after which conductor wires or component leads may be inserted through respective aligned apertures in the strap and the substrate from the opposite side of the substrate, and soldered to the strap.
Inventors
- 👤 J Brandlein
- 👤 M Potter
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 15:40
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R9/00; H01R9/16; H01R4/00; H01R4/02; H01R4/027; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S439/00; Y10S439/947
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
191 words
An electrical circuit assembly, which comprises: a substrate member having a first securing element; an electrically-conductive strap member assembled to said substrate member and having a body with a second securing element in gripping engagement with the first securing elemenT to secure said substrate and said strap members together, one of the securing elements being a pilot opening in its respective member and the other of the securing elements being a laterally projecting cleat on its respective member and received in the pilot opening in press-fit centered engagement therewith; a pair of spaced gripping surfaces on said strap member straddling and bearing against a pair of spaced gripping surfaces on said said substrate, said pairs of spaced gripping surfaces being located on opposite sides of an imaginary straight line corresponding to a preselected linear orientation of said members, with one of the pairs of gripping surfaces extending parallel to the imaginary straight line in opposite directions a distance greater than the extent of the other pair of gripping surfaces; and a preformed aperture in said substrate member and a preformed aperture in said strap member in axial alignment with one another.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
191 words
An electrical circuit assembly, which comprises: a substrate member having a first securing element; an electrically-conductive strap member assembled to said substrate member and having a body with a second securing element in gripping engagement with the first securing elemenT to secure said substrate and said strap members together, one of the securing elements being a pilot opening in its respective member and the other of the securing elements being a laterally projecting cleat on its respective member and received in the pilot opening in press-fit centered engagement therewith; a pair of spaced gripping surfaces on said strap member straddling and bearing against a pair of spaced gripping surfaces on said said substrate, said pairs of spaced gripping surfaces being located on opposite sides of an imaginary straight line corresponding to a preselected linear orientation of said members, with one of the pairs of gripping surfaces extending parallel to the imaginary straight line in opposite directions a distance greater than the extent of the other pair of gripping surfaces; and a preformed aperture in said substrate member and a preformed aperture in said strap member in axial alignment with one another.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
79 words
An electrical circuit assembly, as recited in claim 1, in which: the pair of parallel extending gripping surfaces is defined by a saddle portion of said substrate located between a pair of elongated slots in said substrate; and the other pair of gripping surfaces is defined by a pair of spaced laterally projecting cleats on said strap member and received in the slots in said substrate in straddling gripping relationship with respect to the saddle portion of said substrate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
69 words
An electrical circuit assembly, as recited in claim 1, in which: the pair of parallel extending gripping surfaces is defined by opposed sides of an elongated slot in said strap member; and the other pair of gripping surfaces is defined by a projection on said substrate received in the slot in said strap member in straddled tight-gripped engagement by the opposed sides of the slot in said strap member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
An electrical circuit assembly, as recited in claim 1, which further comprises: an electrical termination extending through the aligned apertures in said substrate member and said strap member and secured to said strap member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
An electrical circuit assembly, as recited in claim 4, in which: the electrical termination is an electrical lead extending through the aligned apertures in said substrate member and said strap member from the opposite side of said substrate member and secured to said strap member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
127 words
An electrical circuit assembly, as recited in claim 5, in which: the pilot opening is in said substrate member, is cylindrical in configuration, and extends only partially through said substrate member perpendicular thereto; the laterally projecting cleat is on said strap member and has orthogonally extending edge portions which bite into a wall of the pilot opening in said substrate member to secure said strap member to said substrate member; the aperture in said substrate member is conically-shaped with an apex adjacent a side of said substrate member on which said strap member is mounted; the aperture in said strap member includes a conically-shaped portion which forms a continuation of the conically-shaped aperture in said substrate member; and the electrical lead is soldered to said strap member.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
181 words
An electrical circuit assembly, which comprises: a substrate having a pilot hole, a pair of spaced gripping surfaces and a preformed electrical termination-receiving aperture therethrough; and a planar electrically-conductive strap assembled to said substrate and having a preformed electrical termination-receiving aperture therethrough; said strap having an orthogonally projecting cleat press-fitted and centered in the pilot hole of said substrate positioning the preformed electrcal termination-receiving aperture in said strap radially with respect to the center of the hole, said strap also having a pair of spaced gripping surfaces straddling and bearing against the gripping surfaces on said substrate in tight-fitting engagement fixing the position of The preformed electrical termination-receiving aperture in said strap in axial alignment with the preformed electrical termination-receiving aperture through said substrate, said pairs of gripping surfaces being located on opposite sides of an imaginary straight line respresentative of a preselected orientation of said strap on said substrate, with one of the pairs of gripping surfaces extending parallel to the imaginary straight line in opposite directions a distance greater than the extent of the other pair of gripping surfaces.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
181 words
An electrical circuit assembly, which comprises: a substrate having a pilot hole, a pair of spaced gripping surfaces and a preformed electrical termination-receiving aperture therethrough; and a planar electrically-conductive strap assembled to said substrate and having a preformed electrical termination-receiving aperture therethrough; said strap having an orthogonally projecting cleat press-fitted and centered in the pilot hole of said substrate positioning the preformed electrcal termination-receiving aperture in said strap radially with respect to the center of the hole, said strap also having a pair of spaced gripping surfaces straddling and bearing against the gripping surfaces on said substrate in tight-fitting engagement fixing the position of The preformed electrical termination-receiving aperture in said strap in axial alignment with the preformed electrical termination-receiving aperture through said substrate, said pairs of gripping surfaces being located on opposite sides of an imaginary straight line respresentative of a preselected orientation of said strap on said substrate, with one of the pairs of gripping surfaces extending parallel to the imaginary straight line in opposite directions a distance greater than the extent of the other pair of gripping surfaces.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
115 words
An electrical circuit assembly, as recited in claim 7, in which: the pair of spaced gripping surfaces on said substrate are provided by a saddle defined by a pair of spaced locating holes in said substrate; and the pair of spaced gripping surfaces on said strap are provided by a pair of orthogonally projecting second cleats on said strap spaced apart and received in the locating holes in said substrate and bearing against the gripping surfaces of said saddle, the gripping surfaces of said saddle extending parallel to the imaginary straight line representative of the preselected orientation of said strap on said substrate in opposite directions a distance greater than the extent of said cleats.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
77 words
An electrical circuit assembly, as recited in claim 8, in which: said strap includes an elongated body; said orthogonally projecting first cleat is located adjacent one end of said elongated body and has planar surfaces intersecting to define edges biting into a wall of the pilot hole in said substrate to secure and center said cleat within the hole; and said pair of orthogonally projecting second cleats are located adjacent the opposite end of said elongated body.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
97 words
An electrical circuit assembly, as recited in claim 7, in which: the pair of spaced gripping surfaces on said substrate are provided by an upstanding locating projection thereon; and the pair of spaced gripping surfaces on said strap are provided by opposed walls of an elongated slot in said strap straddling and bearing against the gripping surfaces of the substrate projection, said walls of the slot extending parallel to the imaginary straight line representative of the preselected orientation of said strap on said substrate in opposite directions a distance greater than the extent of the substrate projection.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
85 words
An electrical circuit assembly, as recited in claim 10 in which: said strap includes an elongated body; said orthogonally projecting cleat is located adjacent one end of said elongated body and has planar surfaces intersecting to define edges biting into the wall of the pilot hole in said substrate to secure and center said cleat within the hole; and the slot of said strap is located in said elongated body with said walls of the slot extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of said body.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1981-09-23 | 1982-03-25 | 1982-09-24 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1985-09-23 | 1986-03-25 | 1986-09-24 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |