Patents Assigned to General Patent Counsel/ AMP Inc.
  • Patent number: 4752231
    Abstract: Electrical connector intended for use between spaced-apart parallel circuit boards comprises a rigid insulating housing having oppositely facing connector mating surfaces which are opposed to the surfaces of the circuit boards. Sheet metal conductors are contained in the housing assembly, each conductor having end portions which extend beyond the connector mating surfaces. Each conductor has an intermediate spring portion which is within the housing assembly so that the end portions of the conductors can be moved recessively into the housing with accompanying flexure of the spring. In use, the connector is clamped between the opposed surfaces of the circuit boards with the end portions of the conductors opposed to terminal pads on the circuit board surfaces. The spring portions of the conductors are flexed so that the end portions are urged against, and into, the terminal pads thereby to establish electrical contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 21, 1988
    Assignee: General Patent Counsel/ AMP Inc.
    Inventor: Billy E. Olsson