Connecting coupler for a printed-circuit board

Claim 1

A connecting coupler for a printed-circuit board (1, 1a) connecting coupler being inserted into two housings (3, 4) made of electrically insulating material which are intended to be placed one on each side of the printed-circuit board (1, 1a), the coupler comprising: two contact members, each housing bearing one of the contact members (5, 6), wherein each contact member (5, 6) comprises an internal cavity (7, 8) open to a face (3a, 4a) of the insulating housing (3, 4) that is intended to rest against the printed-circuit board (1, 1a), and wherein the coupler further comprises; a contact piece (9) in the shape of a rod, the opposite ends (9a, 9b) of which can engage in the respective internal cavities (7, 8) of the two contact members (5, 6), while the central part (10) of this contact piece is intended to be forcibly inserted into a hole (11) in the printed-circuit board (1, 1a) to establish an electrical connection between a conducting track of the printed-circuit and the two contact members (5, 6) borne by the two insulating housings (3, 4), and wherein one of the opposite ends of the contact piece (9) is adapted to engage to a greater or lesser depth in the internal cavity of a corresponding one of the contact members depending upon the thickness of the printed-circuit board.