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US5014163A
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Structure of circuit board assembly
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-01-30
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Granted: 1991-05-07
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Expires: 2010-01-30
Abstract
Abstract A circuit board assembly which is flexibly set up in horizontal, vertical, horizontal/vertical, and N-dimensional directions according to requirements, by means of the connection of basic solderless circuit boards, which comprises each four raised dovetail strips on its four vertical sides, via one or more double-sided connecting members, which comprise each two opposite dovetail grooves, one or more four-sided connecting members, which comprise each four dovetail grooves on its four sides, and/or one or more dovetail grooved clampings, which comprise each at least a dovetail groove and at least a corrugated hole.
Inventors
- 👤 John Lin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 14:54
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K7/00; H05K7/14; H05K7/1438; H05K7/1439; H05K7/1444; G; G06; G06F; G06F1/00; G06F1/16; G06F1/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
162 words
A circuit board assembly comprising, a basic solderless circuit board of generally rectangular configuration including opposite faces and four elongated sides extending between said faces, each of said sides on the basic solderless circuit board having a length and a width and having an elongated projection extending outwardly thereof and extending along the length of the associated side, each projection having a generally dovetail cross-sectional configuration, a connector means for connecting said basic solderless circuit board with further means, said connector means having a plurality of sides, one of said sides of the connector means having an elongated groove formed therein of generally dovetail cross-sectional configuration complementary to the configuration of said elongated projections and receiving one of said elongated projections, another of said sides of the connector means having a further groove formed therein, and further means supported in said further groove for supporting said basic solderless circuit board and said further means in a predetermined position relative to one another.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
162 words
A circuit board assembly comprising, a basic solderless circuit board of generally rectangular configuration including opposite faces and four elongated sides extending between said faces, each of said sides on the basic solderless circuit board having a length and a width and having an elongated projection extending outwardly thereof and extending along the length of the associated side, each projection having a generally dovetail cross-sectional configuration, a connector means for connecting said basic solderless circuit board with further means, said connector means having a plurality of sides, one of said sides of the connector means having an elongated groove formed therein of generally dovetail cross-sectional configuration complementary to the configuration of said elongated projections and receiving one of said elongated projections, another of said sides of the connector means having a further groove formed therein, and further means supported in said further groove for supporting said basic solderless circuit board and said further means in a predetermined position relative to one another.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
An assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein said another side of said connector means is disposed substantially parallel with said one side thereof, said further groove having a configuration similar to said elongated groove.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
An assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein said connector means includes four sides extending substantially at right angles to one another, all of the grooves in the connector means being of similar configuration.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
An assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein said further groove is a corrugated groove.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
An assembly as defined in claim 4 wherein said connector means includes another corrugated groove in said another side of the connector means, said corrugated grooves being spaced from one another.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
An assembly as defined in claim 5 including an opening formed in said another side of the connector means between said grooves so that said corrugated grooves comprise resilient clamping means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
44 words
An assembly as defined in claim 4 wherein said connector means includes a third side and a fourth side, dowel means projecting from said third side, and dowel holes being formed in said fourth side for receiving dowel means on an adjacent connector means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
An assembly as defined in claim 4 wherein said further means comprises a printed circuit board.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
An assembly as defined in claim 4 wherein said further means comprises a component card for supporting electronic components.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
An assembly as defined in claim 4 wherein said further means comprises an explanatory card including indicia thereon to assist in logic training or experimentation.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
An assembly as defined in claim 4 wherein said further means comprises sheets of reference paper.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
53 words
An assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein said further means comprises a component card, said component card including four sides, each of said sides on the component card having an elongated projection extending outwardly thereof, the projection on each of said sides of the component card having a generally dovetail cross-sectional configuration.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
31 words
An assembly as defined in claim 1 including an explanatory card fastened to said basic solderless circuit board, said explanatory card including indicia thereon to assist in logic training or extermination.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
26 words
An assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein said basic solderless circuit board has supported thereon a printed circuit board to serve as a functional board.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
17 words
An assembly as defined in claim 9 wherein said further means comprises another basic solderless circuit board.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
36 words
An assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein said basic solderless circuit board includes a plurality of terminals, at least one of said terminals comprises a unitary plug pin for plugging into a printed circuit board.
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