US4602842A
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Electrical connector receptacle
Assignee: CTS Corp
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Filing: 1984-12-03
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Granted: 1986-07-29
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Expires: 2004-12-03
Abstract
Abstract An electrical connector receptacle assembly for mounting to a support member which slidably receives a phone type jack and a portion of a printed circuit board to provide electrical communication therebetween. The connector receptacle assembly has an insert member with a plurality of slots therein. Formed contacts are positioned in the slots in the insert member to contact conductor paths on the printed circuit board and contacts in the phone type jack. Opposing contacts provide for contact with conductor paths on opposing sides of the printed circuit board. Opposing contacts may be adapted to provide electrical contact upon removal of the portion of the printed circuit board from the connector receptacle, to provide a switching function therebetween.
Inventors
- 👤 Theodore Q. Free
- 👤 Steven K. Otto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 17:28
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R24/00; H01R24/60; H01R2201/00; H01R2201/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
417 words
An electrical connector receptacle apparatus for mounting to a support member, said connector receptacle for releasably receiving a mating standard telephone jack connector and a portion of a printed circuit board having circuitry disposed thereon, which comprises: (a) an insulated housing having at least one aperture therethrough, said housing aperture having a plurality of wide slots disposed in spaced relation at least partially along the lower portion of the housing aperture; (b) an insulated insert member having a first plurality of narrow slots disposed in spaced relation on an insert end of the insert member, and a second plurality of complementary wide slots disposed at least partially along a bottom portion of the insert member, said insert member disposed within a portion of the housing aperture; (c) a first plurality of electrical contact members, each having a wide contact area at one end, a portion of the wide contact area disposed within the second plurality of wide slots in the insulated insert member, each said first plurality of electrical contact members formed with an offset narrow contact area at the opposite end, each narrow contact area having a narrow contact portion formed to extend through one of the first plurality of alternate narrow slots in the insert member; (d) a second plurality of electrical contact members, each having a wide contact area at one end, a portion of the wide contact area disposed within one of the plurality of wide slots on the bottom of the housing aperature; each of the second plurality of contacts formed with an offset narrow contact area at the opposite end, each narrow contact area having a narrow contact portion formed to extend through alternate narrow slots in the insert member in spaced relation adjacent to one of the plurality of first contact members; and (e) a mounting means for positioning and securing the connector receptacle to the support member, wherein narrow contact portions of the first and second plurality of electrical contact members extend beyond the slots in the insert member to make electrical contact with a plurality of mating contacts on the electrical telephone jack connector, when the telephone jack connector is inserted within a portion of the housing aperature, and a portion of the wide contact area of each of the first and second plurality of electrical contact members is positioned in an opposing relation to make electrical contact with circuitry disposed upon the circuit board, when the circuit board is inserted within a portion of the housing aperture.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
417 words
An electrical connector receptacle apparatus for mounting to a support member, said connector receptacle for releasably receiving a mating standard telephone jack connector and a portion of a printed circuit board having circuitry disposed thereon, which comprises: (a) an insulated housing having at least one aperture therethrough, said housing aperture having a plurality of wide slots disposed in spaced relation at least partially along the lower portion of the housing aperture; (b) an insulated insert member having a first plurality of narrow slots disposed in spaced relation on an insert end of the insert member, and a second plurality of complementary wide slots disposed at least partially along a bottom portion of the insert member, said insert member disposed within a portion of the housing aperture; (c) a first plurality of electrical contact members, each having a wide contact area at one end, a portion of the wide contact area disposed within the second plurality of wide slots in the insulated insert member, each said first plurality of electrical contact members formed with an offset narrow contact area at the opposite end, each narrow contact area having a narrow contact portion formed to extend through one of the first plurality of alternate narrow slots in the insert member; (d) a second plurality of electrical contact members, each having a wide contact area at one end, a portion of the wide contact area disposed within one of the plurality of wide slots on the bottom of the housing aperature; each of the second plurality of contacts formed with an offset narrow contact area at the opposite end, each narrow contact area having a narrow contact portion formed to extend through alternate narrow slots in the insert member in spaced relation adjacent to one of the plurality of first contact members; and (e) a mounting means for positioning and securing the connector receptacle to the support member, wherein narrow contact portions of the first and second plurality of electrical contact members extend beyond the slots in the insert member to make electrical contact with a plurality of mating contacts on the electrical telephone jack connector, when the telephone jack connector is inserted within a portion of the housing aperature, and a portion of the wide contact area of each of the first and second plurality of electrical contact members is positioned in an opposing relation to make electrical contact with circuitry disposed upon the circuit board, when the circuit board is inserted within a portion of the housing aperture.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The connector receptacle apparatus of claim 1, wherein the mating standard telephone jack connector and the portion of the circuit board are slideably received into the housing aperture from opposite ends of said housing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the housing mounting means is a raised portion extending about the circumference of the housing, said raised portion of a size larger than the mounting aperture in the supporting member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
68 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the housing retaining means is a flexibly biased protrusion extending from opposing walls of said housing, positioned to flex inward during insertion of the housing into a closely received aperture in said support member, said extension being sized to flex outward upon full insertion of said housing into said aperture in said support member to secure said housing in said support member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein opposing guide means extend substantially the length of the insert member, to be closely received and positioned by complementary guide means in said housing aperture, to position said insert member in said housing aperture.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the housing aperture is extended along a portion of the opposing housing sides in the area of printed circuit board insertion, to allow insertion of a printed circuit board without an insert tab into said connector receptacle.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
101 words
The connector receptacle apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wide contact area of the first and second contact members comprise: a formed wide contact portion extending near the aperture opening, and bent back to form an inclined wide contact portion extending towards the center of the housing, whereupon the remaining end portion of the wide contact area is bent back to bias against a portion of said wide contact area in a manner to provide positive spring engagement between a portion of the inclined wide contact area and the portion of the circuit board inserted into the aperture in said housing.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
51 words
The connector receptacle apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wide and narrow contact areas of the first and second plurality of contacts are selectively plated with an improved electrical conducting material on the narrow end portion contacting the telephone jack connector and on the wide end portion contacting the circuit board.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
The connector receptacle apparatus of claim 8, wherein the improved electrical conducting material is selectively plated by gold plating.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
53 words
The connector receptacle apparatus of claim 1, wherein a wide contact portion of at least one of the first and second plurality of contact members are aligned in an opposing relation to contact each other when the printed circuit board is removed from the housing aperture to provide an electrical switching function therebetween.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
64 words
The connector receptacle apparatus of claim 1, wherein a third plurality of narrow slots are disposed in spaced relation on the upper portion of the insert member in complimentary alignment with the first plurality of narrow slots disposed on the end of the insert member to guide the narrow ends of the first and second plurality of electrical contact members in spaced relation therebetween.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
55 words
The connector receptacle apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first plurality of narrow slots in the insert member is eight narrow slots; and a second plurality of wide slots in the insert member is four wide slots; and the plurality of wide slots in the lower portion of the housing aperture is four wide slots.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
41 words
The connector receptacle apparatus of claim 12, wherein three of the four wide slots in the insert member are in a complementary opposing alignment with three of the four wide slots extending partially along the lower portion of the housing aperture.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1993-07-28 | 1994-01-27 | 1994-07-29 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1997-07-28 | 1998-01-27 | 1998-07-29 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |