US5364293A
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Shielded stackable solderless connector/filter assembly
Assignee: Boeing North American Inc
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Filing: 1993-07-23
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Granted: 1994-11-15
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Expires: 2013-07-23
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus for use as a connector in certain electronic applications. The disclosed apparatus teaches a connector assembly suitable for use in applications requiring minimal height restrictions while simultaneously affording a solderless, stackable, shielded connector assembly that may include a variety of electronic filtering. A described embodiment of the present invention includes a multi-walled encasement structure of electroplated construction housing a "pi" filter sandwiched between matching layers of resilient conductive layers, each layer having contact pads for coupling to contact pads of adjacent circuit board circuitry.
Inventors
- 👤 Kevin T. Peterson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 09:21
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/50; H01R12/51; H01R12/52; H01R13/00; H01R13/648; H01R13/658; H01R13/66; H01R13/719
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
46 words
A shielded stackable solderless connector apparatus for use in electronic devices comprising: housing means of generally elongated shape and of semi-rigid material; filter means disposed within the housing means; and identical paired resilient coupling means transferring signals through filtered connector pins between upper and lower circuits.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
46 words
A shielded stackable solderless connector apparatus for use in electronic devices comprising: housing means of generally elongated shape and of semi-rigid material; filter means disposed within the housing means; and identical paired resilient coupling means transferring signals through filtered connector pins between upper and lower circuits.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the filter means comprises a "pi" filter.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the filter means comprises capacitor filter means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the filter means comprises resistive filter means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the housing means is comprised of an electro-tin plated element.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the "pi" filter is comprised of paired planar capacitor arrays coupled by a plurality of ferrite inductor beads.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a ground clip affixed to the housing means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
54 words
A shielded stackable solderless connector apparatus for use in electronic devices comprising: housing means of generally elongated rectangular shape, of semi-rigid material having outwardly extending flanges that contain alignment means; filter means disposed within the housing means; and identical paired resilient coupling means transferring signals through filtered connector pins between upper and lower circuits.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
54 words
A shielded stackable solderless connector apparatus for use in electronic devices comprising: housing means of generally elongated rectangular shape, of semi-rigid material having outwardly extending flanges that contain alignment means; filter means disposed within the housing means; and identical paired resilient coupling means transferring signals through filtered connector pins between upper and lower circuits.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
13 words
The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the filter means comprises a "pi" filter.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the filter means comprises capacitor filter means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
13 words
The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the filter means comprises resistive filter means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the housing means is comprised of an electro-tin plated element.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the "pi" filter is comprised of paired planar capacitor arrays coupled by a plurality of ferrite inductor beads.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of claim 8 further comprising a grounding clip affixed to the housing means.
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