US3992076A
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Circuit board socket
Assignee: FCI Americas Technology LLC
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Filing: 1975-06-10
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Granted: 1976-11-16
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Expires: 1995-06-10
Abstract
Abstract A circuit board socket having a square hollow body, a pair of folded cantilever springs extending from one end of the body, the cantilever springs having divergent first arms, bight portions and convexly bowed second arms extending back into the interior of the body with contact surfaces normally engaging each other within the body, legs on the other end of the body for mounting the socket on and subsequent soldering to a printed circuit board, a tab closing the other end of the body adjacent the legs integral with the body and a seam extending along one side of the body and partially around the tab.
Inventors
- 👤 Glenn Harlen Gluntz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 21:15
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/71; H01R12/712; H01R12/716; H01R12/718; H01R4/00; H01R4/02; H01R4/028
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
169 words
A circuit board socket formed of conductive metal stock and comprising an elongate, hollow body having a rectangular transverse cross section; a pair of folded cantilever springs extending from opposed sides of the body at one end of the body, each spring including first and second arms, said first arms extending away from the body and diverging from each other outwardly of the body, each spring being bent back in a bight toward said one end of the body, each second arm extending from a bight back into the interior of the body, there being contact sufaces on the ends of the second arms, said pair of cantilever springs being normally stressed so that said contact surfaces engage each other within the body, the second arms being convexly bowed toward each other; a pair of circuit board mounting legs extending from opposed sides of the body at the other end of the body; and a tab integral with another side at and closing said other end of the body.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
169 words
A circuit board socket formed of conductive metal stock and comprising an elongate, hollow body having a rectangular transverse cross section; a pair of folded cantilever springs extending from opposed sides of the body at one end of the body, each spring including first and second arms, said first arms extending away from the body and diverging from each other outwardly of the body, each spring being bent back in a bight toward said one end of the body, each second arm extending from a bight back into the interior of the body, there being contact sufaces on the ends of the second arms, said pair of cantilever springs being normally stressed so that said contact surfaces engage each other within the body, the second arms being convexly bowed toward each other; a pair of circuit board mounting legs extending from opposed sides of the body at the other end of the body; and a tab integral with another side at and closing said other end of the body.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
A circuit board socket as in claim 1 wherein said first arms are straight and said bights are bent through an angle of slightly less than 180° .
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
119 words
A circuit board socket formed of conductive metal stock and comprising an elongate hollow body; a first seam extending longitudinally along the length of the body; a pair of opposed cantilever springs extending from one end of the body and including contact surfaces within the body, said pair of springs being normally stressed with the contact surfaces thereof engaging each other within the body; circuit board mounting means extending from the other end of the body; a tab closing said other end of the body integral with a portion of the body located adjacent said first seam; and a second seam between said tab and the body forming an extension of the first seam and extending around said tab.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
119 words
A circuit board socket formed of conductive metal stock and comprising an elongate hollow body; a first seam extending longitudinally along the length of the body; a pair of opposed cantilever springs extending from one end of the body and including contact surfaces within the body, said pair of springs being normally stressed with the contact surfaces thereof engaging each other within the body; circuit board mounting means extending from the other end of the body; a tab closing said other end of the body integral with a portion of the body located adjacent said first seam; and a second seam between said tab and the body forming an extension of the first seam and extending around said tab.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
59 words
A circuit board socket as in claim 3 wherein the body is rectangular in transverse cross section to define four body sides, the first seam extends along the length of one body side, and the second seam extends along the inner surfaces of the other three body sides and partially along the inner surfaces of said one body side.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
55 words
A circuit board socket as in claim 3 wherein each of said springs includes a first cantilever arm, a reverse bend bight and a second cantilever arm, the bights being located between the arms, and the body includes a pair of opposed flat sides, said springs extending from said sides, said first arms being divergent.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
A circuit board socket as in claim 5 wherein said portion of said body extends from the seam to one of said opposed sides.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
117 words
A circuit board socket formed of conductive metal stock and comprising an elongate, hollow body; and a pair of opposed folded cantilever springs at one end of the body, each spring including first and second arms, said first arms being straight, extending lengthwise from said one end and diverging from each other outwardly of the body, each spring being bent back in a bight of less than 180° toward said one end of the body, each second arm extending from its bight in a bowed length to a flat contact surface in the interior of the body, said pair of cantilever springs being normally stressed so that said flat contact surfaces engage each other within the body.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
117 words
A circuit board socket formed of conductive metal stock and comprising an elongate, hollow body; and a pair of opposed folded cantilever springs at one end of the body, each spring including first and second arms, said first arms being straight, extending lengthwise from said one end and diverging from each other outwardly of the body, each spring being bent back in a bight of less than 180° toward said one end of the body, each second arm extending from its bight in a bowed length to a flat contact surface in the interior of the body, said pair of cantilever springs being normally stressed so that said flat contact surfaces engage each other within the body.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1979-11-16 | 1980-05-17 | 1980-11-16 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1983-11-16 | 1984-05-17 | 1984-11-16 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1987-11-16 | 1988-05-17 | 1988-11-16 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |