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Electrical crossover and test connectors
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1977-09-26
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Granted: 1978-06-13
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Expires: 1997-09-26
Abstract
Abstract Two types of connectors including a crossover connector and a test connector for a receptacle attached to two back-to-back planar circuitboards. The receptacle includes a plurality of apertures containing metallic leads which are attached to terminals on both printed circuitboards. One face of the crossover connector has a plurality of pins which are to be received into the apertures of the receptacle in order to connect any desired combination of terminals on the two printed circuitboards while simultaneously isolating the other terminals. The opposite face of the connector contains a plurality of apertures so that an electrical probe can have easy access to its interconnecting and isolating pins. The test connector includes two subassemblies, the first of which is comprised of an insulated body containing pin structures similar to the isolating pin structure of the crossover connector except that it contains pins which extend from both faces of its body. The pins extending from one face are adapted to be received into the apertures of the receptacle and the pins extending from the opposite face are adapted to be received in and are attached within apertures of a second subassembly. The second subassembly is a printed wiring board that acts as an interface between the first subassembly and external test equipment. It is necessary because its wiring connections extend the distance between the pins from the first subassembly so as to make possible a plurality of connections to external test equipment as well as to facilitate the ease at which electrical probes can make contact with selected pins.
Inventors
- 👤 Laurence Saul Lee
- 👤 Joseph Philip Roback
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 10:05
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R29/00; G; G01; G01R; G01R31/00; G01R31/28; G01R31/2801; G01R31/2806; G01R31/2808; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/71; H01R12/72; H01R12/722
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
649 words
A circuit board connection assembly, comprising: a first circuit board 12 having a first margin along which are fixed a first plurality of spaced apart contacts; a second circuit board 14 having a second margin along which are fixed a second plurality of spaced apart contacts; means 13 fixing said first and second boards together in a spaced apart, parallel relationship with said first and second margins adjacent each other; a receptacle body having a first portion interlocked with said first and second boards; a second portion having a first and a second face, said first face being adjacent said boards and said second face being remote from said boards, a first plurality of transverse bores, each extending between said faces and having a progressive enlargement onto said second face, disposed alternately in an upper and a lower row, parallel to each other, and adjacent said first margin of said first board, a second plurality of transverse bores, each extending between said faces and having a progressive enlargement onto said first face, disposed alternately in an upper and a lower row, parallel to each other, and adjacent said second margin of said second board, said upper rows being spaced apart by a given distance, said lower rows being spaced apart by said given distance, a first plurality of contact elements 20, each disposed in a respective one of said upper and lower rows of said first plurality of bores, each contact element having a female portion disposed in said respective bore but not in said progressive enlargement thereof, and having a lead portion 16 extending from said respective bore through said first face to a respective one of said first contacts of said first board, a second plurality of contact elements, each disposed in a respective one of said upper and lower rows of said second plurality of bores, each contact element having a female portion disposed in said respective bore but not in said progressive enlargement thereof, and having a lead portion extending from said respective bore through said first face to a respective one of said second contacts of said second board, a cross-over connector body 24 having a first face and a second face, said first face disposed adjacent said second face of said connector body and said second face remote therefrom, a first plurality of transverse bores extending inwardly and having a progressive decrement from said second face of said connector body, disposed alternately in an upper and a lower row, parallel to each other, a second plurality of transverse bores extending inwardly and having a progressive decrement from said second face of said connector body, disposed alternately in an upper and a lower row, parallel to each other, a third plurality of contact elements each communicating with a respective one of said upper and lower rows of said first plurality of bores of said connector body and passing through said first face of said connector body and through said second face of said receptacle body into the female portion of a respective one of said first plurality of contact elements of said receptacle body, a fourth plurality of contact elements, each communicating with a respective one of said upper and lower rows of said second plurality of bores of said connector body and passing through said first face of said connector body and through said second face of said receptacle body into the female portion of a respective one of said second plurality of contact elements of said receptacle body, said third and fourth pluralities of contact elements thereby forming an array of rows and columns wherein each column contains two contact elements, a plurality of conductive elements 27 disposed within said connector body in predetermined ones, but not all, of said columns, electrically connecting the respective third contact element of said one column with the respective fourth contact element of said one column.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
649 words
A circuit board connection assembly, comprising: a first circuit board 12 having a first margin along which are fixed a first plurality of spaced apart contacts; a second circuit board 14 having a second margin along which are fixed a second plurality of spaced apart contacts; means 13 fixing said first and second boards together in a spaced apart, parallel relationship with said first and second margins adjacent each other; a receptacle body having a first portion interlocked with said first and second boards; a second portion having a first and a second face, said first face being adjacent said boards and said second face being remote from said boards, a first plurality of transverse bores, each extending between said faces and having a progressive enlargement onto said second face, disposed alternately in an upper and a lower row, parallel to each other, and adjacent said first margin of said first board, a second plurality of transverse bores, each extending between said faces and having a progressive enlargement onto said first face, disposed alternately in an upper and a lower row, parallel to each other, and adjacent said second margin of said second board, said upper rows being spaced apart by a given distance, said lower rows being spaced apart by said given distance, a first plurality of contact elements 20, each disposed in a respective one of said upper and lower rows of said first plurality of bores, each contact element having a female portion disposed in said respective bore but not in said progressive enlargement thereof, and having a lead portion 16 extending from said respective bore through said first face to a respective one of said first contacts of said first board, a second plurality of contact elements, each disposed in a respective one of said upper and lower rows of said second plurality of bores, each contact element having a female portion disposed in said respective bore but not in said progressive enlargement thereof, and having a lead portion extending from said respective bore through said first face to a respective one of said second contacts of said second board, a cross-over connector body 24 having a first face and a second face, said first face disposed adjacent said second face of said connector body and said second face remote therefrom, a first plurality of transverse bores extending inwardly and having a progressive decrement from said second face of said connector body, disposed alternately in an upper and a lower row, parallel to each other, a second plurality of transverse bores extending inwardly and having a progressive decrement from said second face of said connector body, disposed alternately in an upper and a lower row, parallel to each other, a third plurality of contact elements each communicating with a respective one of said upper and lower rows of said first plurality of bores of said connector body and passing through said first face of said connector body and through said second face of said receptacle body into the female portion of a respective one of said first plurality of contact elements of said receptacle body, a fourth plurality of contact elements, each communicating with a respective one of said upper and lower rows of said second plurality of bores of said connector body and passing through said first face of said connector body and through said second face of said receptacle body into the female portion of a respective one of said second plurality of contact elements of said receptacle body, said third and fourth pluralities of contact elements thereby forming an array of rows and columns wherein each column contains two contact elements, a plurality of conductive elements 27 disposed within said connector body in predetermined ones, but not all, of said columns, electrically connecting the respective third contact element of said one column with the respective fourth contact element of said one column.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
683 words
A circuit board connection assembly, comprising; a first circuit board 12 having a first margin along which are fixed a first plurality of spaced apart contacts 18; a second circuit board 14 having a second margin along which are fixed a second plurality of spaced apart contacts; means 13 fixing said first and second boards together in a spaced apart, parallel relationship with said first and second margins adjacent each other; a receptacle body having a first portion interlocked with said first and second boards; a second portion having a first and a second face, said first face being adjacent said boards and said second face being remote from said boards, a first plurality of transverse bores, each extending between said faces and having a progressive enlargement onto said second face, disposed alternately in an upper and a lower row, parallel to each other, and adjacent said first margin of said first board, a second plurality of transverse bores, each extending between said faces and having a progressive enlargement onto said first face, disposed alternately in an upper and a lower row, parallel to each other, and adjacent said second margin of said second board, said upper rows being spaced apart by a first given distance, said lower rows being spaced apart by said first given distance, a first plurality of contact elements 20, each disposed in a respective one of said upper and lower rows of said first plurality of bores, each contact element having a female portion disposed in said respective bore but not in said progressive enlargement thereof, and having a lead portion 16 extending from said respectively bore through said first face to a respective one of said first contacts of said first board, a second plurality of contact elements, each disposed in a respective one of said upper and lower rows of said second plurality of bores, each contact element having a female portion disposed in said respective bore but not in said progressive enlargement thereof, and having a lead portion extending from said respective bore through said first face to a respective one of said second contacts of said second board, an intermediate connector body 24 having a first face and a second face, said first face disposed adjacent said second face of said connector body and said second face remote therefrom, a third plurality of contact elements, each transversely fixed in said connector body and having a first portion extending through said first face of said connector body and through said second face of said receptacle body into the female portion of a respective one of said first plurality of contact elements of said receptacle body, and having a second portion projecting from said second face of said connector body; a fourth plurality of contact elements, each transversely fixed in said connector body and having a first portion extending through said first face of said connector body and through said second face of said receptacle body into the female portion of a respective one of said second plurality of contact elements of said receptacle body, and having a second portion projecting from said second face of said connector body; a spacer connector body 36 having a fifth plurality of contact elements 42 disposed alternately in an upper and a lower row, parallel to each other, a sixth plurality of contact elements 44 disposed alternately in an upper and a low row, parallel to each other, said upper rows being spaced apart by a second given distance, said lower rows being spaced apart by said second given distance, said second given distance being greater than said first given distance, a seventh plurality of conductive elements, each fixed to said spacer connector body, each electrically connecting a respective one of said fifth plurality of contact elements with a respective second portion of a respective third plurality of contact elements; an eighth plurality of conductive elements, each fixed to said spacer connector body, each electrically connecting a respective one of said sixth plurality of contact elements with a respective second portion of a respective fourth plurality of contact elements.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
683 words
A circuit board connection assembly, comprising; a first circuit board 12 having a first margin along which are fixed a first plurality of spaced apart contacts 18; a second circuit board 14 having a second margin along which are fixed a second plurality of spaced apart contacts; means 13 fixing said first and second boards together in a spaced apart, parallel relationship with said first and second margins adjacent each other; a receptacle body having a first portion interlocked with said first and second boards; a second portion having a first and a second face, said first face being adjacent said boards and said second face being remote from said boards, a first plurality of transverse bores, each extending between said faces and having a progressive enlargement onto said second face, disposed alternately in an upper and a lower row, parallel to each other, and adjacent said first margin of said first board, a second plurality of transverse bores, each extending between said faces and having a progressive enlargement onto said first face, disposed alternately in an upper and a lower row, parallel to each other, and adjacent said second margin of said second board, said upper rows being spaced apart by a first given distance, said lower rows being spaced apart by said first given distance, a first plurality of contact elements 20, each disposed in a respective one of said upper and lower rows of said first plurality of bores, each contact element having a female portion disposed in said respective bore but not in said progressive enlargement thereof, and having a lead portion 16 extending from said respectively bore through said first face to a respective one of said first contacts of said first board, a second plurality of contact elements, each disposed in a respective one of said upper and lower rows of said second plurality of bores, each contact element having a female portion disposed in said respective bore but not in said progressive enlargement thereof, and having a lead portion extending from said respective bore through said first face to a respective one of said second contacts of said second board, an intermediate connector body 24 having a first face and a second face, said first face disposed adjacent said second face of said connector body and said second face remote therefrom, a third plurality of contact elements, each transversely fixed in said connector body and having a first portion extending through said first face of said connector body and through said second face of said receptacle body into the female portion of a respective one of said first plurality of contact elements of said receptacle body, and having a second portion projecting from said second face of said connector body; a fourth plurality of contact elements, each transversely fixed in said connector body and having a first portion extending through said first face of said connector body and through said second face of said receptacle body into the female portion of a respective one of said second plurality of contact elements of said receptacle body, and having a second portion projecting from said second face of said connector body; a spacer connector body 36 having a fifth plurality of contact elements 42 disposed alternately in an upper and a lower row, parallel to each other, a sixth plurality of contact elements 44 disposed alternately in an upper and a low row, parallel to each other, said upper rows being spaced apart by a second given distance, said lower rows being spaced apart by said second given distance, said second given distance being greater than said first given distance, a seventh plurality of conductive elements, each fixed to said spacer connector body, each electrically connecting a respective one of said fifth plurality of contact elements with a respective second portion of a respective third plurality of contact elements; an eighth plurality of conductive elements, each fixed to said spacer connector body, each electrically connecting a respective one of said sixth plurality of contact elements with a respective second portion of a respective fourth plurality of contact elements.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1985-06-12 | 1985-12-12 | 1986-06-13 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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