System providing power supply connections and interconnections for logic blocks

Claim 1

Coupling and supporting means for logic blocks having first and second connecting means, said supporting means providing power supply connections to said blocks and interconnections between said blocks, said supporting means comprising: elongated means (21) of U-shaped cross-section having side walls fitted with first clamping means (23, 24) and having power supply leads (17, 18, 19) fitted in its internal part; a plurality of sockets (36) respectively associated with said logic blocks, each socket having side walls, a back surface provided with second clamping means (8) capable of removably engaging with said first clamping means and a front surface, exhibiting a main cavity for receiving at least a portion of a logic block, said front surface being provided with securing means (10) for retaining said block; first contact means (14) in said socket having a first extremity (15) in which said supply leads engages, and a second extremity (16) in which said first connecting means of said block engages; second contact means (11) having a first extremity (12) in which said second connecting means of said blocks engages, and a second extremity (13) located at said front surface of the socket, in the proximity of said main cavity and of one of said socket side walls, the various blocks being intercoupled by intercoupling said second extremities of said second means of the sockets respectively associated to said various blocks.