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Remote socket for DIP components
Assignee: ABB Installation Products International LLC
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Filing: 1979-06-27
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Granted: 1981-03-17
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Expires: 1999-06-27
Abstract
Abstract A remote socket for a DIP component composed of a panel mounting means for mounting in a console panel or the like, a socket in said panel mounting means to accept the DIP component, a first connector coupled to the panel mounting means and adjacent the socket to also receive the DIP component, a second connector at the desired location on a printed circuit board or the like and cable connecting said first and second connectors. Various panel mounting means and means to couple the connector to the panel mounting means are described.
Inventors
- 👤 Ronald S. Narozny
- 👤 Albert H. Wilson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 06:45
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K7/00; H05K7/02; H05K7/10; H05K7/1015; H05K7/103; H05K7/1038
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
In combination, for releasably mounting a DIP component in a console panel for control of circuitry located remotely from said console panel: a socket comprising a retaining portion for mounting to said console panel and for releasably receiving such DIP component, said retaining portion defining a plurality of openings for passage of contacts of said DIP component therethrough and therebeyond; an electrical connector having a body secured to said retaining portion and supporting contact elements in registry with said openings, each said contact element having a first end contact in interference disposition to such opening to compliantly electrically engage such DIP contact and a second end contact of insulation-piercing character and extending outwardly of said body; and a flat cable having multiple conductors, each conductor thereof being in insulation-pierced electrical connection with a distinct one of such connector second end contacts and in further electrical connection with said circuitry located remotely from said console panel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
In combination, for releasably mounting a DIP component in a console panel for control of circuitry located remotely from said console panel: a socket comprising a retaining portion for mounting to said console panel and for releasably receiving such DIP component, said retaining portion defining a plurality of openings for passage of contacts of said DIP component therethrough and therebeyond; an electrical connector having a body secured to said retaining portion and supporting contact elements in registry with said openings, each said contact element having a first end contact in interference disposition to such opening to compliantly electrically engage such DIP contact and a second end contact of insulation-piercing character and extending outwardly of said body; and a flat cable having multiple conductors, each conductor thereof being in insulation-pierced electrical connection with a distinct one of such connector second end contacts and in further electrical connection with said circuitry located remotely from said console panel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
The invention claimed in claim 1 wherein said retaining portion includes a bezel for engagement with a first surface of said control panel and at least one retaining arm for engagement with an opposed surface of said control panel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
The invention claimed in claim 1 wherein said retaining portion includes a bezel for engagement with a first surface of said control panel and two or more retaining arms for selective engagement with opposed surfaces of panels of different thicknesses.
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