US4738625A — Electrical connectors for circuit panels

Claim 1

Independent Claim 147 words

An electrical connector comprising: an insulating support member comprising at least two contiguous U-shaped portions, at least one of said portions defining a slot suitable for insertion therein of a first electronic component having essentially planar major surfaces with contact pads on at least one surface and the other of said portions being adapted to make physical contact with a second component having essentially planar major surfaces with contact pads on at least one surface so that a fixed, predetermined distance is provided between the components when said second component is in a spaced, relationship and essentially coextensive with said first component with one of the U-shaped portions located between the components; and a conductive member attached to said insulating support member and extending over an internal surface of at least one of said U-shaped portions to electrically engage one of said contact pads on both components.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 147 words

An electrical connector comprising: an insulating support member comprising at least two contiguous U-shaped portions, at least one of said portions defining a slot suitable for insertion therein of a first electronic component having essentially planar major surfaces with contact pads on at least one surface and the other of said portions being adapted to make physical contact with a second component having essentially planar major surfaces with contact pads on at least one surface so that a fixed, predetermined distance is provided between the components when said second component is in a spaced, relationship and essentially coextensive with said first component with one of the U-shaped portions located between the components; and a conductive member attached to said insulating support member and extending over an internal surface of at least one of said U-shaped portions to electrically engage one of said contact pads on both components.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 22 words

The device according to claim 1 wherein the conductive member extends over a surface of both U-shaped portions including the said slot.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 25 words

The device according to claim 1 wherein the conductive member extends only over the surface of the U-shaped portion which does not define said slot.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 15 words

The device according to claim 1 wherein the insulating support member comprises a molded plastic.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 20 words

The device according to claim 2 wherein the portion including said slot provides a clamping force to said conductive member.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 142 words

An electronic assembly comprising: at least two components, each having essentially planar major surfaces with contact pads formed on at least one surface, said components being in a spaced relationship having their major surfaces essentially parallel and essentially coextensive; and connectors coupling the pads on the surface of one component to corresponding pads on the other component, said connectors each comprising an insulating support member having at least two contiguous U-shaped portions with one of said portions clamped around an edge of one of the components and the other of said portions making physical contact with the two components to fix the spaced relationship between the components with one of the U-shaped portions located between the components, and conductive members attached to the insulating support member and extending from a pad on one component to a corresponding pad on the other component.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 142 words

An electronic assembly comprising: at least two components, each having essentially planar major surfaces with contact pads formed on at least one surface, said components being in a spaced relationship having their major surfaces essentially parallel and essentially coextensive; and connectors coupling the pads on the surface of one component to corresponding pads on the other component, said connectors each comprising an insulating support member having at least two contiguous U-shaped portions with one of said portions clamped around an edge of one of the components and the other of said portions making physical contact with the two components to fix the spaced relationship between the components with one of the U-shaped portions located between the components, and conductive members attached to the insulating support member and extending from a pad on one component to a corresponding pad on the other component.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 15 words

The device according to claim 6 wherein at least one of said components comprises glass.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 15 words

The device according to claim 7 wherein the two components comprise a plasma panel display.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 58 words

The device according to claim 6 wherein the contact pads on the component clamped by a U-shpaed portion of the support member lie on a surface facing away from the surface including the contact pads of the other component, and the conductive strips extend around the edge clamped by the said U-shaped portion of the insulating support member.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 19 words

The device according to claim 6 further comprising means for clamping the insulating support member to the two components.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 147 words

An electrical connector for electrically interconnecting a pair of component boards having contact positioned thereon comprising: an insulating member configured into a generally S-configuration forming a slot for receiving and supporting one of the component boards and a portion for making physical contact with the component boards in order to establish a juxtaposed essentially coextensive relationship with the other component board; and an electrical conducting spring formed into a generally S-shaped configuration interfitting with the configuration of the insulating member and with contact surfaces located at free ends thereof and insertably mounted on said insulating member with one of said contact surfaces positioned inside said slot to engage a corresponding contact pad of said one component board and another of said contact surfaces positioned on an outside surface of the S-shaped configuration of said insulating member to engage a corresponding contact pad of said other component board.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 147 words

An electrical connector for electrically interconnecting a pair of component boards having contact positioned thereon comprising: an insulating member configured into a generally S-configuration forming a slot for receiving and supporting one of the component boards and a portion for making physical contact with the component boards in order to establish a juxtaposed essentially coextensive relationship with the other component board; and an electrical conducting spring formed into a generally S-shaped configuration interfitting with the configuration of the insulating member and with contact surfaces located at free ends thereof and insertably mounted on said insulating member with one of said contact surfaces positioned inside said slot to engage a corresponding contact pad of said one component board and another of said contact surfaces positioned on an outside surface of the S-shaped configuration of said insulating member to engage a corresponding contact pad of said other component board.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1991-04-19	1991-10-19	1992-04-19	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1995-04-19	1995-10-19	1996-04-19	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1999-04-19	1999-10-19	2000-04-19	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Electrical connectors for circuit panels

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