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Mounting member for electrical contacts
Assignee: Amphenol Corp
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Filing: 1983-09-06
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Granted: 1985-01-22
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Expires: 2003-09-06
Abstract
Abstract A one-piece molded unitary plastic member (10) having a planar portion (15) with a plurality of apertures (16) that is integrally hinged (17) to a base (11) having a plurality of passages (14) for receiving contacts (50). When contacts (50) are placed in the passages (14) in the base (11) with the terminal portion (52) of each contact (50) extending through a respective aperture (16) in the planar portion (15), and the planar portion (15) is moved to a position perpendicular to the base (11), the terminal portions (52) of all the contacts (50) are bent in one operation at a 90 degree angle.
Inventors
- 👤 Carl C. Petersen
- 👤 Stephen A. McKeown
- 👤 Richard W. Normann
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-23 21:51
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/71; H01R12/712; H01R12/716; H01R12/72; H01R12/73; H01R12/735; H01R12/737; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/30; H05K3/306
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
223 words
A mounting member for electrical contacts each having a forward mating portion and a rearwardly extending bendable conductor, said mounting member comprised of a plastic one piece molded unitary member characterized by: a base having a forward end, a rear end and a plurality of passages extending between said forward end and said rear end, each of said passages adapted to receive a respective contact with the bendable conductor of each contact extending from the rear end of said base; a planar portion extending parallel to the rear end of said base, said planar portion including a plurality of apertures each adapted to receive the rearwardly extending conductor of a respective contact; and a hinge portion integrally connected to said base and said planar portion, said hinge portion dimensioned to allow said planar portion to be moved from its position parallel to the rear end of said base to a position perpendicular to the rear end of said base whereby, when said contacts are mounted in the passages in said base with their respective conductors extending through the apertures in the planar portion of said mounting member and said planar portion is moved 90 degrees, the conductor of each contact is deformed by such motion of the planar portion from a substantially straight shape into one in which it is bent 90 degrees.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
223 words
A mounting member for electrical contacts each having a forward mating portion and a rearwardly extending bendable conductor, said mounting member comprised of a plastic one piece molded unitary member characterized by: a base having a forward end, a rear end and a plurality of passages extending between said forward end and said rear end, each of said passages adapted to receive a respective contact with the bendable conductor of each contact extending from the rear end of said base; a planar portion extending parallel to the rear end of said base, said planar portion including a plurality of apertures each adapted to receive the rearwardly extending conductor of a respective contact; and a hinge portion integrally connected to said base and said planar portion, said hinge portion dimensioned to allow said planar portion to be moved from its position parallel to the rear end of said base to a position perpendicular to the rear end of said base whereby, when said contacts are mounted in the passages in said base with their respective conductors extending through the apertures in the planar portion of said mounting member and said planar portion is moved 90 degrees, the conductor of each contact is deformed by such motion of the planar portion from a substantially straight shape into one in which it is bent 90 degrees.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
The mounting member as described in claim 1 wherein the plurality of passages in said base are arranged in at least two rows and wherein the hinge portion between said planar portion and said base is located between said first and second rows.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The mounting member as described in claim 2 wherein the apertures in said planar portion are arranged in the same manner as the passages in said base.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The mounting member as described in claim 1 wherein said mounting member includes means for maintaining said planar portion in a position 90 degrees from its original position.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The mounting member as described in claim 2 wherein said mounting member includes means for maintaining said planar portion in a position 90 degrees from its original position.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The mounting member as described in claim 3 wherein said mounting member includes means for maintaining said planar portion in a position 90 degrees from its original position.
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