Abstract: An interposer assembly includes an insulating plate with passages extending through the thickness of the plate and metal contacts loosely confined in the passages. The contacts include noses that project outwardly from the plate for engagement with contact pads on overlying and underlying circuit members.

Abstract: An interposer assembly includes an insulating plate with passages extending through the thickness of the plate and metal contacts loosely confined in the passages. The contacts include noses that project outwardly from the plate for engagement with contact pads on overlying and underlying circuit members.

Abstract: A flexible circuit compression connector system utilized to electrically connect together conductive pads disposed on a rigid printed circuit board, the connector system comprising a flexible insulating substrate having conductive material at a plurality of preselected positions and a conductive line extending between at least two of the preselected positions, a plurality of contacts, each contract secured to the flexible substrate at each of the preselected positions having conductive material, a compression assembly that includes a resilient compression mat and means for aligning the flexible substrate of the compression assembly and the rigid substrate together so that the resilient compression mat urges the contacts secured to the flexible substrate against the conductive pads on the printed circuit board.

Abstract: A connector utilized to electrically connect together conductive pads disposed on different substrates includes a flexible substrate having a plurality of conductive through-holes therein. A conductive line formed in the flexible substrate extends between at least two of the conductive through-holes. A plurality of contacts are mounted in the conductive through-holes of the flexible substrate. Each contact includes a post connected to a base of a crown-shaped head having a plurality of projections around the periphery of the base that extend away from the base in the direction opposite the post. The post of each contact is soldered into one of the plurality of conductive through-holes. A compression mat positioned on a side of the flexible substrate opposite the crown-shaped heads includes a plurality of resilient cylinders that extend away from a resilient base. Each resilient cylinder has a distal end alignable in registration with a distal end of the post of one of the plurality of contacts.

Abstract: A controlled impedance block for connecting signal lines on a flexible cable to components on a circuit board includes a ground plane matrix surrounding adjacent signal lines. The matrix is formed from intersecting sets of ground blades with electrical connections between the blades at intersections and electrical connections with ground contact pins at intersections.

Abstract: A shielded ribbon cable electrical connector assembly includes a shielded cable connector with an overmolded body mounted on the end of the shielded cable and a shielded pin header adapted to be mounted on a circuit board and to mate with the connector. The connector includes a cable clamp on the end of the cable, a premolded connector block containing a row of disconnect terminals and a circuit board forming electrical connections between conductors in the cable and terminals in the connector block. A ground shield plate overlies the circuit board and includes a contact tongue which extends into the cable clamp and is held against the cable shield and a contact finger which overlies the connector block and forms a ground connection with a ground shield on the header. An overmolded plastic body surrounds the cable clamp, circuit board, connector ground shield and part of the connector block.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a pair of elongate connector blocks with a plurality of terminals in each block, latch members on the ends of one block and a latch assembly on the ends of other block. The latch assemblies include rotary latches and latch operators extending between the rotary latches and the adjacent body. Manual actuation of the operators rotate the latches between opened and closed positions.

Abstract: A shuttle assembly useful in an electrical connector includes a terminal portion, a cam portion and a ribbon cable sandwiched between the two portions. Electrical connections join terminals confined in the terminal portion to the ribbon cable.

Abstract: A compressible core electrical connector for forming a connection within a circuit board hole includes a plurality of conductive spiral strands extending between the ends of the connector and defining spiral wound lead-in and trailing portions at the ends of the connector and a centrral contact portion including a compressible core with the spiral wound strands wrapped around the core.

Abstract: A pin assembly for use in an electrical connector includes an insulating body having two spaced flexible fingers with pins extending outwardly from the fingers. One finger carries a latch for securing the pin assembly in a surrounding body.

Abstract: An elongate pin carrier forms physical and electrical connections with transversely oriented contact pins held in spring retaining members.

Abstract: A miniature barrel female terminal and a terminal preform are disclosed comprising two c-shaped tapered width beams at each end of the terminal, the beams at one end of the terminal joined to a respective beam at the opposite end by integral contact strips and a maximum width spine. The formed terminal defines three pressure line contact points at the spine and the contact strips, respectively.