Connector for printed circuit boards

Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a connector for printed circuit boards showing my claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation thereof;

FIGS. 5 and 6 are right-hand and left-hand elevations, respectively;

FIGS. 7, 8 and 9 are cross sections taken along lines 7--7, 8--8 and 9--9 in FIG. 1, respectively;

FIGS. 10 and 11 are cross sections taken along the lines 10--10 and 11--11 in FIG. 5, respectively;

FIGS. 12 and 13 are perspective views seen from the front and rear faces, respectively; and,

FIG. 14 is a cross section corresponding to FIG. 7 but including the adjacent parts of relevant members that may be involved when using the connector.

The broken lines showing various adjacent parts are included for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
3980386 September 14, 1976 Spadoni, Jr.
4627674 December 9, 1986 Hamsher, Jr. et al.
4721478 January 26, 1988 Sonobe
5232373 August 3, 1993 Sawada
5813877 September 29, 1998 Nakamura
Patent History
Patent number: D432498
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 22, 1999
Date of Patent: Oct 24, 2000
Assignee: Japan Solderless Terminal Mfg. Co., Ltd. (Osaka)
Inventor: Keiji Kuroda (Amagasaki)
Primary Examiner: Joel Sincavage
Law Firm: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP
Application Number: 0/108,142
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Connector, Conductor Or Housing Therefor (10) (D13/133)
International Classification: 1303;