Resilient connector capable of being inserted into a printed circuit board

Claim 1

A resilient connector formed from a single conductive, rectangular plate having opposed contact surfaces defining an opening for accommodating a printed circuit board having contact pads on either side for contacting said surfaces therethrough, comprising: means for receiving a printed circuit board between said contact surfaces and for maintaining continuous contact between said surfaces and pads thereon as said board enters said opening at a first angle and is pivotally rotated to and fixed at a second angle without scratching said pads said means comprising; said plate being bent into a U-shape so as to form a long arm, a short arm and a base connected between said long arm and said short arm, each arm extending upwardly and separately from one end of said base, said long arm having one free end bent into a curve having a first predetermined radius and facing said short arm thereby providing a first contact surface, said short arm having a free end bent into a curve having a second predetermined radius different from the first radius and facing said long arm thereby providing a second contact surface said contact surfaces being oriented so as to define said opening for the insertion of said printed circuit board at an acute angle to the base with the contact surfaces riding against the conductive pads and further riding against said pads as the board rotates to a fixed position extending at a 90° angle to the base; and a leg portion integrally and downwardly extending from an intermediate position of said base for supporting the same, said leg portion being formed by longitudinally severing a part of the intermediate portion of said rectangular head portion, which extends from an intermediate position of said long arm to said intermediate position of said base, and bending the severed portion downwardly at said intermediate position of said base.