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US4915655A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Telephone connector

Assignee: Hosiden Electronics Co Ltd
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Filing: 1989-04-17
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Granted: 1990-04-10
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Expires: 2009-04-17
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Abstract

Abstract A telephone connector in which a contact holder carrying a plurality of contacts is disposed in a body which has in its front a plug receiving hole and is open at its bottom. Mounting members for mounting the body on a printed circuit board are provided on both side panels of the body. The mounting members define the plane in which the body is mounted on the printed circuit board. Lower end faces of both side panels of the body are substantially flush with this plane. After terminals of the contacts have been automatically soldered to the printed circuit board, the open bottom of the body is closed by a separately prepared cover.

Inventors

  • 👤 Masanori Tanaka

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 17:35
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/30; H05K3/306; H01; H01R; H01R24/00; H01R24/58; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/71; H01R12/72; H01R12/722; H01R12/724; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/02; H04M1/0293; H05K1/00; H05K1/18; H05K1/182; H01R24/60; H01R24/62; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/09; H05K2201/09009; H05K2201/0909; H05K2201/10; H05K2201/10007; H05K2201/10189; H05K2201/10431; H05K2201/10439; H05K2201/10446; H05K2201/10507; H05K2201/10537; H05K2201/10568; H05K2201/10598; H05K3/32; H05K3/34; H05K3/3465; H05K3/3468

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 132 words
A telephone connector comprising: a substantially rectangular parallelpipedic body having at least two side panels and a top panel but having an open front and an open bottom: mounting means formed integrally with said body on the outside surfaces of said side panels and defining the plane in which said body is mounted on a printed circuit board; a contact holder disposed in said body; a plurality of contacts held by said contact holder at predetermined intervals in said body, rear end portions of said contacts projecting out from a lower end face of said contact holder and extending downwardly of said plane; a cover for closing the open bottom of said body; and locking means for locking said cover to said body on the outside surface of its said side panels.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 132 words
A telephone connector comprising: a substantially rectangular parallelpipedic body having at least two side panels and a top panel but having an open front and an open bottom: mounting means formed integrally with said body on the outside surfaces of said side panels and defining the plane in which said body is mounted on a printed circuit board; a contact holder disposed in said body; a plurality of contacts held by said contact holder at predetermined intervals in said body, rear end portions of said contacts projecting out from a lower end face of said contact holder and extending downwardly of said plane; a cover for closing the open bottom of said body; and locking means for locking said cover to said body on the outside surface of its said side panels.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 34 words
The telephone connector of claims 1, wherein lower end faces of said side panels of said body are substantially flush with said plane in which said body is mounted on said printed circuit board.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 22 words
The telephone connector of claim 2, wherein said locking means is a means for locking said cover to said body from below.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 24 words
The telephone connector of claim 2, wherein said locking means is a means for locking said cover to said body from the front thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 25 words
The telephone connector of claim 2, wherein said mounting means each include an engaging piece extending down therefrom for engagement with said printed circuit board.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 34 words
The telephone connector of claim 3, wherein said locking means includes locking pieces extending up from both sides of said cover; and engaging holes formed in said mounting means for receiving said locking pieces.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 38 words
The telephone connector of claim 2 or 3, wherein said cover has at its front end a square front panel which is abutted against the open front of said body and which has a plug receiving hole therein.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 22 words
The telephone connector of claim 7, wherein said square front panel of said cover is larger than the front of said body.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1993-04-09 1993-10-09 1994-04-10 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1997-04-09 1997-10-09 1998-04-10 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2001-04-09 2001-10-09 2002-04-10 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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