Abstract: A device for inserting on a card for supporting a hybrid circuit or printed circuit, contacts connected together so as to form an assembly and each comprising, at one of their ends, a clip element oriented perpendicularly to the planes of the contacts and adapted to engage on the support card. The device comprises a fixed card support, a frame which is mobile in the longitudinal direction of the support and on which are mounted to be elastically mobile two rollers forming guide rollers for the contact assemblies, the clip elements of the contacts being at the level of the card placed on this support, a jack for displacing this frame, and means for connecting, as desired, the assemblies of contacts on the one hand with the fixed support and on the other hand with the mobile frame.

Abstract: A pronged electrical contact is inserted into a circuit board by a tool with a cavity that is partially defined by upwardly converging inner surfaces shaped to mate with upwardly converging outer surfaces of the prongs.

Abstract: A method of fitting an electrical connector housing to an electrical contact comprises feeding a chain of connector housings linked end to end in the direction of their length towards a fitting station and, at said fitting station, effecting relative lengthwise movement between the leading housing of the chain and a contact in such a direction as to cause the leading housing to be fitted on to the contact.

Abstract: A compliant terminal pin for use in electrical connectors for housings or circuit boards and the like which is press fitted into position and is retained in the connector housing, printed circuit board or the like by means of a friction fit. The terminal includes a rigid post at one end and a resilient spring contact structure at the other end thereof. The contact structure and the post are joined by an intermediate section having an aperture therethrough and a lance or tyne extending outwardly from the bottom of the aperture, the tyne being fittable into the aperture but being of smaller dimension. The intermediate section is a spring member having tapered sides with the narrow portion of the taper extending toward the post. The intermediate section can move inwardly from both sides by spring type action to occupy a portion of the aperture, thereby decreasing the dimension across the intermediate section.

Abstract: Apparatus to automatically attach a terminal to electrical wire and thereafter to install insulating pods on the terminal. The apparatus includes a press which attaches the terminal to form a terminated wire and a transfer block which moves the terminated wire to an insulation pod installation station. The pods are delivered to the pod installation station in an interconnected fashion so as to form a strip of pods. The first pod on the strip is separated from the rest of the strip and placed on the terminated wire.

Abstract: A connector for joining the conductors of a multiconductor cable to a like plurality of conductors formed of an insulating base member having an equal plurality of conductive channels therein, each channel insulated from each of the remaining channels. The conductors of the cable are distributed, one for each channel, into the channels and a like number of selectively formed conductors are simultaneously distributed among the channels with their ends separated from the ends of the cable conductors. An insulating cover, of sufficient dimensions to overlie and contact each conductor, is attached to the base member to compress all conductors therebetween. A complete conductive path is established for each cable conductor and its associated conductor by means of the conductive channel.

Abstract: This disclosure describes an electrical connector for joining microcircuit or microcircuit modules, such as leadless integrated or hybrid circuit carriers to utilization means, such as printed or etched circuit boards or similar means. The electrical contacts through which the microcircuit and utilization means are connected are formed and etched in place on an elastomeric material, precisely located; the material acting as a restoring force to maintain connection. The connector when used in a system maintains transmission line mediums in a single environment.

Abstract: An improved biomedical electrode comprising two snap together portions which may be assembled with a layer of elastic fabric between the two portions. At least one of the portions carries a conductive electrode and a lead for making connection to a recording system. An improved electrode cap comprises an elastic cap carrying a plurality of the snap together electrodes. An improved method of assembly includes the use of a generally head shaped block having a plurality of rods extending from the surface to hold one portion of the electrodes while the elastic cap is stretched over the block so that the rods may be used for alignment of the electrode second portions with the first portions and allow the assembly to be snapped together and simultaneously permanently mounted on the cap.

Abstract: A hand tool is disclosed for separately inserting individual replacement terminals into a board mounted connector, the terminals having an active portion for electrically and mechanically engaging the board. The tool has an insertion head with a trident profile formed by two slots between three tines. One tine engages the connector housing and serves as a guide, another tine engages a shoulder of the terminal to apply insertion force, and the last tine engages the free end of the terminal to hold it in a preloaded condition.

Abstract: A method of fitting an electrical connector housing to an electrical contact comprises feeding a chain of connector housings linked end to end in the direction of their length towards a fitting station and, at said fitting station, effecting relative lengthwise movement between the leading housing of the chain and a contact in such a direction as to cause the leading housing to be fitted on to the contact.

Abstract: A machine is disclosed for mass insertion of multiple terminals into preformed passageways in housings, printed circuit boards or the like. The terminals each have one end detachably secured to a flexible carrier strip and are transported to the insertion station thereby. The machine grips large groups of the terminal in the insertion station, removes them from the carrier strip, and inserts the terminals into the preformed passageways in a housing, printed circuit board, or the like. The terminals are carried and inserted in two parallel spaced rows, with the alignment therebetween being insured by a shuttle which is placed between the rows of terminals at the insertion station. The group of terminals to be inserted is grasped by jaw members and held against the shuttle during the insertion movement. The jaws then release the terminals and return the shuttle to its original position.

Abstract: A method of assembling a relay device adapted to be removably mounted in plug-on relation to male terminals. The relay device has a housing portion with a pair of cavities therein adapted to seat a pair of female terminals electrically connected to electrical leads in circuit means of the relay device. In this method, the female terminal pair are arranged with respect to the cavity pair so that the female terminal pair may be seated therein. A cover is releasably secured onto the housing portion in a predetermined assembled position to capture the female terminal pair in the cavity pair, and a pair of openings in the cover are disposed with respect to the cavity pair and the female terminal pair for accommodating the passage through the opening pair of the male terminal into electrical contacting engagement with the female terminal pair when the relay device is removably mounted in the plug-on relation with the male terminals.