US5554050A — Filtering insert for electrical connectors

Claim 1

Independent Claim 101 words

A filtering insert for use with an electrical connector including terminals, the filtering insert comprising: a plurality of stamped and formed connecting tabs, each including a terminal socket and a solder tab section; at least one stamped and formed ground member having solder contact sections; an insulative substrate with the connecting tabs secured to the insulative substrate with the solder tab sections being positioned adjacent to separation projections of said substrate in alignment with and spaced from the solder contact sections on the ground member; and filter components soldered to aligned ones of the solder tab sections and solder contact sections.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 101 words

A filtering insert for use with an electrical connector including terminals, the filtering insert comprising: a plurality of stamped and formed connecting tabs, each including a terminal socket and a solder tab section; at least one stamped and formed ground member having solder contact sections; an insulative substrate with the connecting tabs secured to the insulative substrate with the solder tab sections being positioned adjacent to separation projections of said substrate in alignment with and spaced from the solder contact sections on the ground member; and filter components soldered to aligned ones of the solder tab sections and solder contact sections.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 14 words

The filtering insert of claim 1 wherein each ground member comprises a ground bus.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 29 words

The filtering insert of claim 1 wherein the filter components comprise surface mount components and the solder tab sections and the solder contact sections comprise surface mount solder tabs.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 22 words

The filtering insert of claim 1 wherein the connecting tabs are located in multiple rows, connecting tabs in adjacent rows being staggered.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 22 words

The filtering insert of claim 1 wherein adjacent terminal sockets are spaced apart by a centerline to centerline distance of 3 mm.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 21 words

The filtering insert of claim 1 wherein both the connecting tabs and each ground member is secured to the insulative substrate.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 23 words

The filtering insert of claim 6 wherein the connecting tabs and each ground member is stamped and formed from the same flat blank.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 22 words

The filtering insert of claim 1 further comprising a cover attached to the substrate to secure the connecting tabs to the substrate.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 18 words

The filtering insert of claim 8 wherein the cover includes openings in which the filter components are mounted.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 24 words

The filtering insert of claim 1 wherein each terminal socket comprises resilient tines formed transversely of a plane occupied by said solder tab section.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 17 words

The filtering insert of claim 10 wherein said resilient tines converge radially inward toward the socket center.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 25 words

The filtering insert of claim 11 wherein said insulative substrate includes an opening enveloping the socket center and at least a portion of said tines.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 51 words

The filtering insert of claim 12 further including a cover securing the connecting tabs to the substrate, the cover including an opening aligned with the opening in the substrate, the tines in each socket extending at least partially into a corresponding opening in one of either the cover or the substrate.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 27 words

The filtering insert of claim 1 wherein said substrate includes at least one slot located between aligned ones of the solder tab sections and solder contact sections.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 17 words

The filtering insert of claim 14 further including a cover having a channel aligned with each slot.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 21 words

The filtering insert of claim 15 wherein each channel envelops aligned ones of the solder tab sections and solder contact sections.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 15 words

The filtering insert of claim 16 wherein the filter components are located in said channels.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 34 words

The filtering insert of claim 17 wherein the substrate includes separation posts adjacent each of the slots, the separation posts being positioned between adjacent solder tab sections and spaced from said solder contact sections.

Claim 20

Dependent Claim 40 words

The filtering insert of claim 1 wherein the connecting tabs and the ground member are sections of a lead frame, portions of the lead frame between aligned ones of the solder tab sections and solder contact sections having been removed.

Claim 21

Dependent Claim 61 words

The filtering insert of claim 19 wherein each ground member comprises a carrier strip section of the lead frame initially joining multiple connecting tabs, the removed portions, between aligned ones of the solder tab sections and solder contact sections, initially comprising portions of individual extensions from the carrier strip sections initially joining each terminal socket to an adjacent carrier strip section.

Claim 22

Dependent Claim 137 words

An insert subassembly, for use in fabricating a filtering insert for use with an electrical connector, the insert subassembly comprising: a plurality of stamped and formed connecting tabs, each including a socket and a solder tab section; at least one stamped and formed bus having solder contact sections; an insulative substrate with the connecting tabs secured to the insulative substrate with the solder tab sections being positioned adjacent to separation projections formed on said substrate and in alignment with and spaced from solder contact sections on the bus; and solder deposits on the solder tab sections and on the solder contact sections, whereby individual surface mount components can be soldered between aligned solder tab sections and solder contact sections for the fabrication of a filtering insert for use with an electrical connector having a plurality of terminals.

Claim 23

Dependent Claim 137 words

An insert subassembly, for use in fabricating a filtering insert for use with an electrical connector, the insert subassembly comprising: a plurality of stamped and formed connecting tabs, each including a socket and a solder tab section; at least one stamped and formed bus having solder contact sections; an insulative substrate with the connecting tabs secured to the insulative substrate with the solder tab sections being positioned adjacent to separation projections formed on said substrate and in alignment with and spaced from solder contact sections on the bus; and solder deposits on the solder tab sections and on the solder contact sections, whereby individual surface mount components can be soldered between aligned solder tab sections and solder contact sections for the fabrication of a filtering insert for use with an electrical connector having a plurality of terminals.

Claim 24

Dependent Claim 28 words

The insert subassembly of claim 21 further including a cover attachable to the insulative substrate to secure the connecting tabs and the ground member to the insulative substrate.

Claim 25

Dependent Claim 27 words

The insert subassembly of claim 22 wherein the cover includes at least one channel enveloping a plurality of individually aligned solder tab sections and solder contact sections.

Claim 26

Dependent Claim 118 words

A filtering insert for use with an electrical connector including a plurality of terminals, the filtering insert including a plurality of individual filter components soldered between terminal contacts in the filtering insert and ground members in the filtering insert, characterized in that: the terminal contacts comprise terminals sockets joined to solder tab sections on stamped and formed connecting tabs, the ground members comprise stamped and formed members having solder contact sections, and the terminal contacts and the ground members are secured to an insulative substrate having a slot extending between aligned solder tab sections and solder contact sections to which individual filter components are soldered said tab and contact sections being disposed between separation projections formed adjacent thereto.

Claim 27

Dependent Claim 118 words

A filtering insert for use with an electrical connector including a plurality of terminals, the filtering insert including a plurality of individual filter components soldered between terminal contacts in the filtering insert and ground members in the filtering insert, characterized in that: the terminal contacts comprise terminals sockets joined to solder tab sections on stamped and formed connecting tabs, the ground members comprise stamped and formed members having solder contact sections, and the terminal contacts and the ground members are secured to an insulative substrate having a slot extending between aligned solder tab sections and solder contact sections to which individual filter components are soldered said tab and contact sections being disposed between separation projections formed adjacent thereto.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1999-09-10	2000-03-11	2000-09-10	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	2003-09-10	2004-03-11	2004-09-10	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	2007-09-10	2008-03-11	2008-09-10	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Filtering insert for electrical connectors

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