Multiple circuit board connector

Claim 1

An electrical connector for interconnecting a multiple circuit board with a plurality of lead wires, including: a first elongated dielectric block having at least a pair of opposed space rows of open ended compartments defining a groove therebetween extending substantially along the longitudinal axis thereof from one end wall and terminating at the other end wall spaced therefrom; compartments on one side of said groove being paired with compartments on the other side of said groove such that pairs of compartments lie along lines normal to said longitudinal axis; a second elongated dielectric block having at least a pair of rows of apertures with said apertures being staggered in one row from the other, said second elongated dielectric block being secured to said first elongated dielectric block with the apertures in said second elongated dielectric block aligned with one of said pair compartments in said first elongated dielectric block, the other of said paired compartments being closed off by said second dielectric block; and a plurality of resilient electrical contacts, each of said contacts having a shank portion extending into one of the apertures in said second elongated dielectric block and a leaf spring portion having an arcuate region and a straight region, said straight region of the leaf spring portion of each of said resilient electrical contacts extending into said one of said paired compartments of said first elongated dielectric connector with the center to center distance between adjacent shank portions on the same side of said groove being about 0.300 inches, the arcuate region of the leaf spring portion being arranged to extend into the groove of said first elongated dielectric block to electrically connect the multiple circuit board in the groove of said first elongated dielectric block with lead wires secured to the shank portion of said resilient contact.