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Electrical connector with antirotation feature
Assignee: Whitaker LLC
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Filing: 1993-08-05
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Granted: 1994-11-22
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Expires: 2013-08-05
Abstract
Abstract An electrical connector comprises, an insulating body, electrically conductive posts projecting from the body and extending outwardly for insertion along apertures of a circuit board, each of said posts being one of three types, a first type having a protrusion adapted to engage a circuit board and prop the body to prevent the body from tipping over while the body is engaged against a circuit board, a second type having a retention feature tending to retain the body engaged against a circuit board, and a third type having neither said protrusion nor said retention feature.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard A. Kile
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 22:02
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/30; H05K3/306; H05K3/308; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/71; H01R12/712; H01R12/716; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/10; H05K2201/10007; H05K2201/10189; H05K2201/10613; H05K2201/10742; H05K2201/1075; H05K2201/10757; H05K2201/10871; H05K2201/10878
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
95 words
An electrical connector comprising: an insulating body, electrically conductive posts projecting from the body and extending outwardly for insertion along apertures of a circuit board, each of said posts being one of three types, a third type having a protrusion adapted to engage a circuit board and prop the body to prevent the body from tipping over while the body is engaged against a circuit board, a second type having a retention feature tending to retain the body engaged against a circuit board, and a first type having neither said protrusion nor said retention feature.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
95 words
An electrical connector comprising: an insulating body, electrically conductive posts projecting from the body and extending outwardly for insertion along apertures of a circuit board, each of said posts being one of three types, a third type having a protrusion adapted to engage a circuit board and prop the body to prevent the body from tipping over while the body is engaged against a circuit board, a second type having a retention feature tending to retain the body engaged against a circuit board, and a first type having neither said protrusion nor said retention feature.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
An electrical connector as recited in claim 1 wherein, the protrusion is between the body and a portion of a selected one of the posts that is adapted for insertion along an aperture of a circuit board.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
An electrical connector as recited in claim 1 wherein, the bottom of the body is along feet on the connector that elevate a remainder of the connector from a circuit board, and the protrusion is at a level with the bottom.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
An electrical connector as recited in claim 1 wherein, the posts are distributed in multiple rows, and the protrusion is on a selected one of the posts in an outermost one of the rows.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
51 words
An electrical connector as recited in claim 1 wherein, the protrusion is formed by inclined portions on a selected one of the posts converging to an apex, the apex being positioned at a level with a bottom of the body for engaging a circuit board against which the bottom also engages.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
53 words
An electrical connector as recited in claim 1 wherein, the protrusion is adjacent to a portion of a selected one of the posts for insertion along an aperture of a circuit board, and the protrusion is adapted to engage a corner intersection of a circuit board and an aperture of the circuit board.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
59 words
An electrical connector as recited in claim 1 wherein, the posts are distributed in multiple rows, the protrusion is on a selected first of the posts in an outermost one of the rows, and the retention feature is on a selected second of the posts in the outermost row, and on a third post in another of the rows.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
An electrical connector as recited in claim 7 wherein the second and third ones of the posts are adjacent to each other.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
An electrical connector as recited in claim 7 wherein each said second and third ones of the posts is bent to comprise the retention feature.
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