Patents by Inventor Edward W. Beiles

Edward W. Beiles has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Electrical connector with spring leg retention feature
    Patent number: 5498174
    Abstract: An electrical connector (2) comprises an insulating housing (4) supporting a row of electrical terminals (6). Each terminal (6) has a mating portion (18) and solder tail (20). The solder tail (20) constructed as a spring leg consists of a first portion (22) for engaging against an internal wall of a hole (H) in a circuit board (PCB) and a second portion (24) for engaging against the bottom edge of the hole (H). The first and second portions (22, 24) of each solder tail (20) are obtusely angled with respect to each other and are connected by a bight (23). The solder tail (20) can be inserted through the hole (H) and the housing (4) rotated on the board PCB so that the solder tail is elastically deformed about the bight (23) and is thereby stressed between the internal wall of the hole (H) and the bottom corner of the hole (H).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 12, 1996
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventors: Richard W. Speer, Edward W. Beiles