Abstract: A continuous electrical connector or component part of plastic or metal manufactured by injection molding of axial discrete segments. A novel in-line chaining structure is provided for interlocking adjacent discrete segments. The interlocking structure comprises complementary reduced-size fitted end units pinned together by a matching component, or a multi-component splicing device which engages one or more holes in adjacent segment units. The resultant strip can be wound up on a reel.

Abstract: A continuous electrical connector or related part manufactured by injection molding axial segments in sequence. A novel in-line interlocking structure is provided for interlocking adjacent segments. The interlocking structure comprises end units nested together. Electrical or mechanical parts are simultaneously incorporated in the units of each segment during the molding process.

Abstract: An electrical connector (40) having a two part articulated housing (42) is disclosed. The connector, intended for surface mounting on a curved surface (74, 76) of a circuit board (56), includes two housing parts (44, 48) that are intercoupled by means of a flexible member (62) that permits relative movement of the two housing parts in a direction toward and away from the mounting surface but is substantially rigid in the lateral direction. The connector (40) is manufactured by stamping and forming a series of the flexible members (62) on a carrier strip (90), passing the carrier strip through a plastic injection mold machine (98) for molding the two housing parts (44, 48) insitu onto the flexible strip (62), and then passing the carrier strip (90) through a contact insertion machine (102) for inserting the contacts (46,50) into the two housing parts (44, 48).

Abstract: Disclosed is an improved electric connector having pin-terminals press-fit in an "L"-shaped housing. The vertical wall of the housing comprises a first longitudinal support beam and a lateral arrangement of first flexible joints, which are separated by first slits and integrally connected to the first longitudinal support beam. The horizontal floor of the housing comprises a second longitudinal support beam, a lateral arrangement of second flexible joints, which are separated by second slits, and are integrally connected to the second longitudinal support beam and a lateral arrangement of terminal holding sleeves, each sleeve having a terminal receiving aperture. The terminal holding sleeves are integrally connected both to the first joints of the vertical wall and the second joints of the horizontal floor, thus lying therebetween.

Abstract: A continuous electrical connector or related part manufactured by injection molding axial segments in sequence. A novel in-line interlocking structure is provided for interlocking adjacent segments. The interlocking structure comprises holed end units nested together with their holes in alignment.

Abstract: A linked electrical connector has a carrier formed with V-cuts. When a series of electrical connectors are separated by a cutter at V-cut portion, corners of the carrier are shaped as chamfered or curved surfaces. Thus, a linked electrical connector can be smoothly inserted in and removed from a connector box.

Abstract: A stacking connector assembly of adjustable height comprises a matable connector member mounted on a circuit board engaging positioning plate by a pair of spacing arms which are integrally formed in one piece with either the positioning plate or the matable connector member and are severable to selected lengths. Lead forming posts extend from a rear face of the connector member, away from a mating face, and the positioning plate is formed with a series of post receiving through-apertures, predetermined of which are of smaller cross-section than the posts to receive posts as a force fit.

Abstract: Disclosed is a circuit board connector in which stress will not be produced in solder even if there is a change in ambient temperature, and in which it is possible to reduce residual stress, which accompanies hardening of the solder, produced by a difference in heat shrinkage between the circuit board and the connector, thereby making it possible to prevent cracking of the solder and peeling off of circuit patterns. The circuit board connector has a plurality of electrical contacts arranged in a row on a connector body, the connector body including a plurality of holding portions for independently holding respective ones of the plurality of electrical contacts, and deformable portions flexibly interconnecting the plurality of holding portions in such a manner that the holding portions are capable of moving relative to one another.

Abstract: Disclosed are a circuit board connector which neither brings upon any defective conductivity due to the generation of crack and the like nor requires any separation even when the number of connector pins is great, and a board having a strong resistance against thermal effect. The circuit board connector is constructed so that a plurality of connector pins 1 held by a holder member 20 arranged in the longitudinal direction are inserted into holes 17 of circuit patterns in circuit board 7 for a subsequent soldering, and the holder member is constructed to be expandable, contractive, and deformable in the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: Electrical connectors each having one row of electrical terminals, are joined together in end to end relationship by slugs formed integrally with end walls of the connectors. Lead receiving portions of the terminals of both of the connectors are loaded with electrical leads, which extend therefrom in the same direction. The slugs are then removed so as to separate the connectors. Dovetail cross section ribs on a side wall of one connector are then slid into complementary grooves in a side wall of the other connector so as to couple the connectors together in back to back relationship, with the leads projecting from opposite sides of the composite two row connector so provided. The invention enables the leads to be loaded into the connectors by means of a lead loading apparatus which is capable of loading electrical connectors only from one side thereof.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing produces a plurality of contact terminals (26) in a continuous, uninterrupted strip form. The method comprises the steps of: stamping a contact electrical terminal (26) from conductive material having certain desired spring characteristics, so that the contact terminal (26) has a spring end (30) and a crimp end (34) having a crimp opening (42) therein, crimping the contact terminal crimp end (34) onto a continuous length of electrically insulating material (66), and repeating the above steps until a plurality of spaced apart contact terminals (26) is provided in a continuous, uninterrupted strip.

Abstract: Electrical sockets are positioned for insertion in holes in a circuit board by means of a sheet of a bendable plastics having an array of apertures in some of which the sockets are inserted. Each socket has a knurled region around its upper end just below a flange. The flange is undercut to give it a sloping lower surface and a peripheral edge that bites into the upper surface of the sheet. Ultrasonic energy is used to cause the sheet material around the sockets to flow into close contact with the terminals. The assembly of the sheet and sockets is used to insert the sockets in the circuit board following which they are soldered in place and the sheet is removed by pulling back from one edge over the sockets.

Abstract: An endless electrical connector has a continuous header manufactured by forming axial segments in sequence. In the case of continuous extrusion, the axial segments are infinitesimal in length, whereas in the case of semicontinuous injection molding, the segments have discrete length.

Abstract: A continuous strip of connector housing material is described which comprises a succession of housing segments that are latched together at their ends. Each segment contains a plurality of individual housing cells that are connected to each other by severable webs. The latches between juxtaposed segments are also severable. A connector housing of a desired size, as the regards the number of terminals therein, is obtained by severing from the end of the strip the desired number of housing cells. The connectors thus produced may be of the type which require a closure member which is fitted into the wire receiving ends of the cells. A continuous strip of closure members are also provided. The housings may by of either the feed-through type which are installed on wires intermediate the wire ends, or they may be of a wire end type, which are installed on the ends of wires.