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US6267604B1 Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Electrical connector including a housing that holds parallel circuit boards

Assignee: TE Connectivity Corp
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Filing: 2000-02-03
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Granted: 2001-07-31
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Expires: 2020-02-03
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Abstract

Abstract An electrical connector includes a housing ( 12 ) including a front housing portion ( 20 ) having a front wall ( 21 ) and a plurality of parallel apertures ( 22 ) extending through the front wall. A plurality of circuit boards ( 13 ) extend through respective ones of the apertures. Each of the circuit boards has a mating edge ( 42 ), and the mating edges are aligned forwardly of the front wall for connection with a mating electrical connector. The housing includes a separate organizer ( 30 ) attached to the front housing portion. The organizer has a plurality of slots ( 33 ) that are spaced-apart in correspondence with the plurality of apertures, and the circuit boards have mounting edges that are received in respective ones of the slots. The front housing portion comprises upper and lower grooved shrouds extending forwardly from the front wall. The circuit boards comprise a notch in the top edge which receives a corresponding projection. The front housing portion and the organizer are assembled by a post interference fitted in a hole.

Inventors

  • 👤 Scott K. Mickievicz
  • 👤 David W. Helster
  • 👤 George R. Defibaugh
  • 👤 Lynn Robert Sipe

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 23:22
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/648; H01R13/658; H01R13/6581; H01R13/6585; H01R13/6586; H01R13/6587; H01R12/00; H01R13/46; H01R13/514; H01R13/646; H01R13/6461; H01R13/6471

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 109 words
An electrical connector comprising: a housing including a front housing portion having a front wall and a plurality of parallel apertures extending through the front wall, a plurality of circuit boards extending through respective ones of the apertures, each of the circuit boards having a mating edge, the mating edges being aligned forwardly of the front wall for connection with a mating electrical connector, the housing including a separate organizer attached to the front housing portion, the organizer having a plurality of slots that are spaced-apart in correspondence with the plurality of apertures, and the circuit boards having mounting edges that are received in respective ones of the slots.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 109 words
An electrical connector comprising: a housing including a front housing portion having a front wall and a plurality of parallel apertures extending through the front wall, a plurality of circuit boards extending through respective ones of the apertures, each of the circuit boards having a mating edge, the mating edges being aligned forwardly of the front wall for connection with a mating electrical connector, the housing including a separate organizer attached to the front housing portion, the organizer having a plurality of slots that are spaced-apart in correspondence with the plurality of apertures, and the circuit boards having mounting edges that are received in respective ones of the slots.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 50 words
The electrical connector of claim 1 wherein openings extend from the slots to an underside of the organizer, and the circuit boards have terminals along the mounting edges, the terminals extend through the openings in the organizer and extend below the underside of the organizer for connection with a daughterboard.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 36 words
The electrical connector of claim 1 wherein the front housing portion includes a top wall extending rearwardly from the front wall, and the top wall has slots that are aligned with respective ones of the apertures.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 42 words
The electrical connector of claim 3 wherein the front housing portion includes upper and lower shrouds extending forwardly from the front wall, and each of the upper and lower shrouds has a plurality of grooves aligned with respective ones of the apertures.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 57 words
The electrical connector of claim 3 wherein each of the circuit boards has a top edge and a notch in the top edge, the top edge is received in a respective one of the slots in the top wall, and the notch receives a corresponding projection within said respective one of the slots in the top wall.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 38 words
The electrical connector of claim 1 wherein one of the front housing portion and the organizer has holes, and the other of the front housing portion and the organizer has posts that are interference fitted in the holes.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 29 words
The electrical connector of claim 6 wherein the front housing portion includes a top wall extending rearwardly from the front wall, and the holes are in the top wall.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 2004-07-30 2005-01-29 2005-07-31 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 2008-07-30 2009-01-29 2009-07-31 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2012-07-30 2013-01-29 2013-07-31 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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