Abstract: A circuit board assembly that includes a circuit board and a bracket. The bracket has a first flange, a second flange, and a third flange. The first flange and the second flange are coupled to the circuit board. The circuit board assembly also includes a switch mounting board. The switch mounting board is coupled to the third flange of the bracket. The circuit board assembly also includes a first switch and a second switch, which are coupled to the switch mounting board. The circuit board assembly further includes a connector that is coupled to the circuit board. At least a first portion of the connector is positioned between the circuit board and the first switch. At least a second portion of the connector is positioned between the circuit board and the second switch.

Abstract: A power connector includes an insulative housing, a set of conductive first contacts and a set of conductive second contacts. The insulative housing includes a receiving space defined inwardly from a front surface of the insulative housing and an inner portion extending from a rear wall of the housing and bounded on its sides by the receiving space. The set of conductive first contacts includes first mating contacts and a first soldering contact, the first mating contacts assembled in the inner portion and partly exposed in the receiving space, the first soldering portion assembled into the housing and electrically contacting the first mating contacts. The set of conductive second contacts includes second mating contacts and a second soldering contact, the second mating contacts assembled in the insulative housing and partly exposed in the receiving space, the second soldering contact inserted into the insulative housing and electrically contacting the second mating contacts.

Abstract: An interconnect system for printed circuit boards. The interconnect system includes signal wafers that carry high speed signals between printed circuit boards. The interconnect system also includes power modules assembled from wafers. The power modules are compact, easy to manufacture and easily integrate with the signal contact wafers to provide a single connector.

Abstract: The present invention relates to telecommunications equipment racks including vertical cable guides, horizontal troughs, cross aisle panels and cross-connection modules for telecommunications equipment racks. The vertical cable guides define vertical cable channels for both network infrastructure and cross-connection cables. The structure defining the second cable channel is hingedly attached to the structure defining the first cable channel. The horizontal cable troughs include both upper and lower troughs. The upper cable trough defines two cableways for directing cross-connection and other cables, and provides access openings for cables to pass into and out of each cableway and between the two cableways. The lower cable trough defines a cableway and provides access openings for cables extending into and out of the cableway. Cable troughs attached to adjacently mounted equipment racks cooperate to form continuous horizontal cableways.

Abstract: A power connector includes a dielectric housing (20), a metal pin (30), a number of terminal plates (50), and a dielectric bottom cover (40). The housing includes two side walls (23) which each define a number of slots (230). The terminal plates each have a square plate (51) and a pair of contacts (52) extending from a lower edge of the square plate. A six-sided center aperture (510) and three surrounding rim apertures (512) are defined in the square plate. The terminal plates are assembled into the slots of the housing and the bottom cover is assembled into the bottom of the housing. The pattern of the center and three side apertures allows sides of the center aperture (510) to resiliently distort outwardly, allowing the metal pin to be inserted therethrough.

Abstract: A test socket connecting an integrated circuit chip to a printed circuit board is disclosed. The test socket includes a horizontal upper portion connected to the integrated circuit chip, a horizontal lower portion connected to the printed circuit board, and an intermediate portion connected between the horizontal upper portion and the horizontal lower portion.

Abstract: An interconnect system for printed circuit boards. The interconnect system includes signal wafers that carry high speed signals between printed circuit boards. The interconnect system also includes power modules assembled from wafers. The power modules are compact, easy to manufacture and easily integrate with the signal contact wafers to provide a single connector.

Abstract: A pressing bar for connecting legs of connectors includes a connector with a plurality of slots. A sleeve is inside each slot with a connecting leg that is soldered on a connecting point of a circuit board. The connecting legs are further fixed onto the circuit board with a pressing bar. The pressing bar includes a pair of pressing ears on both ends and a plurality of troughs on the bottom. A fastening hole is on both ends of the connector. By placing the pressing ear of the pressing bar into the fastening holes of the connector, the pressing bar is fixed on top of the connector and the troughs of the pressing bar are firmly attached on top of the connecting legs of the sleeves. Thus the connecting legs are pressed on top of the connecting points so as to avoid bad connections and open circuit conditions.

Abstract: The component for mounting on a circuit board (LP) has a plurality of electrical terminal members (2) to be soldered to the circuit board (LP), and a shielding member (3) enclosing at least the electrical terminal members (2). The component described is characterized in that the shielding member (3) and the electrical terminal members (2) are movable relative to each other. The effect achievable thereby is that the shielding member (3) cannot impair mounting of the component concerned on the circuit board (LP).

Abstract: The present invention is used in conjunction with two piece connector systems. The present invention provides an integral keying and an electrostatic discharge path. The daughtercard connector has at least two electrostatic discharge paths into an electrostatic discharge contact which then provides a path to a guide pin of the backpanel housing.

Abstract: An electrical coupler which is capable of being easily assembled into a main unit for electrically detachable interconnection of an external unit to the main unit. The coupler includes a dielectric header which carries an array of first terminal ends and an array of second terminal ends which are engageable with an arrays of first contacts of the main unit and an array of second contacts of the external unit for establishing an electrical interconnection. The header is made of a rigid material which integrally supports the array of the second terminal ends to define thereat a terminal connector responsible for detachable connection to the external unit. The header is molded to have a mount flange as an integral part for securely fixing the header to an enclosure of the main unit.

Abstract: A connector having a mating side (26; 26″) and a rear side (27; 27″) opposing said mating side, provided with at least one cavity (1; 1″) accommodating a terminal (2; 2″), said terminal having a mating portion (8; 60) for mating contact with another terminal of another connector, an intermediate, at least partly flexible portion (14; 14″) connected to said mating portion (8; 8″), a terminal retention portion (16; 16″) connected to said intermediate portion (14; 14″), and a contact portion (45; 45″) connected to said retention portion (16; 16″), said at least one cavity (1; 1″) fixedly accommodating said terminal retention portion (16; 16″) wherein that said cavity (1; 1″) has a cavity retention portion (31; 31″) securing said terminal retention portion (16; 16″), said cavity retention portion (31; 31″) having a cross section comprising a first opening (29; 29″) sized for freely passing said mating portion (8;

Abstract: A disk drive test device for performing a test (e.g., power only self test, tests which use a serial interface) on at least one disk drive at a time. The test device includes an electrical connector which is configured so as to be able to provide the necessary electrical interconnections for executing a test on disk drives having different types of drive interface connectors (i.e., the same electrical connector may be used with at least 2 different types of drive interface connectors). There is no need to use an in-line adapter to electrically interconnect a disk drive having a first drive interface connector or to electrically interconnect a disk drive having a second drive interface connector. There is also is no need to change out the electrical connector when performing a test on disk drives which use this different types of drive interface connectors.

Abstract: An electric connector includes a dielectric connector body (1), an insulative partition frame (2), a plurality of signal terminals (4) received in the connector body and the partition frame, a conductive positioning terminal (3) located in the connector body and the partition frame, a metal shell (5) positioned to the connector body, and a pair of plug elements (6) and rivet elements (7) cooperative to secure the partition frame to the connector body. The positioning terminal comprises a first flat coupling wall (31) and a second flat coupling wall (32) which defines a locating notch (322) at a bottom edge thereof. A locating block (213) raise from the partition frame into the locating notch, thereby fixing the positioning terminal in position.

Abstract: A semiconductor device assembly according to the present invention may comprise a semiconductor die having at least one contact pad thereon and a package substrate having at least one lead pad thereon. The package substrate is sized to receive the semiconductor die so that the contact pad on the semiconductor die is substantially aligned with the lead pad on the package substrate when the semiconductor die is positioned on the package substrate. A coil spring is positioned between the contact pad on the semiconductor die and the lead pad on the package substrate so that the axis of the coil spring is substantially parallel to the contact pad contained on the semiconductor die and the lead pad contained on the package substrate.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a dielectric housing (2), a number of contacts (4) in the housing, and a shield (3) enclosing the housing. Each contact comprises a contacting portion (40) for electrically contacting a corresponding terminal of a mating connector, an engaging portion (41) for securely latching within a corresponding channel, and a joining portion (42) for electrically connecting with a circuit board. The engaging portion of each contact defines a hollow area (410) symmetrical about a center line for providing the engaging portion with appropriate resilience and for allowing the engaging portion to inwardly deform. A bent portion (43) is further formed between the engaging portion and the joining portion of each contact, and has a smaller width than other portions of the contact for facilitating a bending operation by a tool and for preventing deflection of the joining portion.

Abstract: A cassette and two-layer type of wire-connection chassis, which mainly comprises a receptacle body, a seal plate, a plurality of upper-layer and lower-layer conductive pin bases and conductive pins; the conductive pin and the conductive pin bases are molded into one piece; the conductive pin bases are plugged into the receptacle body; one end of each conductive pin is bent backwards at a small angle to tauch against the inner surface of the receptacle body so as to provide a better contact by means of the resilience thereof, while the other end thereof is bent into a small recess shape; the opposite recess-shaped ends of the upper-layer and lower-layer conductive pins form into a pair of convex-shaped points to hold a PCB plugged therein; by means of the two opposite guide clamps on both sides of the seal plate, the PCB can be held firmly in the mid-section of the present invention so as to facilitate mounting electrical parts required on both sides of the PCB.

Abstract: In a socket-type multipolar electrical connector to be used together with a plug-type multipolar electrical connector as its counter connector, a body has first contact-piece holding holes with the horizontal pitch P1 between each adjacent holding holes being fine, and second contact-piece holding holes with the horizontal pitch P2 between each adjacent holding holes being coarse. Contact pieces are fitted in and held by the first and second contact-piece holding holes. The assembly pattern in which the contact pieces are arranged, is similar to the assembly pattern of terminals respectively extending from the contact pieces. The body and the contact pieces are surrounded by a shield cover.

Abstract: A power port terminal formed by stamping from a blank of conductive material comprises a contact receiving socket portion (12) and an integral mounting portion (14). The socket includes a web with a plurality of beams (20) thereon. The inner surface of the beams on the bends thereof define a substantially continuous cylindrical contact surface at a predetermined point along the reference axis of the terminal. The contact surface has a predetermined constricted dimension (36) measured in a plane perpendicular to the reference axis, this dimension being the most constricted dimension along the reference axis of the terminal. The terminal is thereby able to accommodate a pin of any desired axial length. The trailing mounting legs (46) thereon, that in the preferred instance, extend generally perpendicular to the reference axis of the terminal. Latch tabs (38) may be provided on one or more of the beams.

Abstract: A hybrid connector with an audio jack comprises an elongate dielectric housing defining a number of grooves for receiving a number of terminals and a mating hole for accommodating a contact assembly. The contact assembly includes a first contact and a second contact for electrical connection with a complementary connector. The contact assembly further includes a third contact having a base, a pair of resilient engaging fingers depending forwardly from lateral edges of the base, a securing leg extending forwardly from a lower edge of the base and embedded in the housing for securing the third contact in the housing, and a soldering arm bending rearwardly from a top edge of the base for surface mounting the connector on a circuit board.

Abstract: Disclosed is a card connector assembly comprising a shell assembly having upper and lower shells for accommodating a memory device in the form of a card, and a pin connector assembly including an insulating housing having signal pins mounted therein with connection pins adapted to be received in the memory device inserted in the associated shell. The pin connector assembly is a unitary molded housing having an upper and lower rows of signal terminals adapted to be soldered directly to a printed circuit board in a single soldering step. The shell assembly is adapted to be assembled to the pin connector assembly by way of interengaging slots and corresponding shell parts.

Abstract: A pin terminal alignment system which serves to fix pin terminal spacing, provide indexable spacing and provide ease of installation. A pair of alignment bodies, each having a generally planar, elongated shape and preferably formed of plastic, each have a plurality of alignment holes formed therein, wherein each alignment hole is allocated to a respective pin terminal of a header assembly. The system preferably includes an abutting interaction between the alignment bodies and the header assembly which indexably spaces the bodies with respect to the header assembly, as well as with respect to a printed circuit board to the pin terminals connect. The rigidity and locating features provided by the terminal pin alignment system serve to ensure geometrical dimension and tolerance precision of the pins as a whole, and the pin terminals in particular, with respect to both the header assembly and the PCB.

Abstract: An electrical connector which includes an insulative body which has a leg portion and a top portion which extends generally perpendicularly from the leg second portion. A conductive contact which includes a retention section and a resilient section is also included in the electrical connector. The contact is fixed to the top section and the resilient section extends along the leg section. The connector may be interposed between a electrical device and a printed circuit board.

Abstract: A high speed, high density surface mount connector which may be easily manufactured. The connector is formed by injection molding a ground plate into a portion of an insulative housing, leaving conducting beam portions and tail portions extending from opposite ends of the housing. A mating section of the housing is separately made. Signal contacts are sandwiched between the two pieces of the housing, which are then mated. The signal contacts are parallel to the ground plate but spaced apart from it, forming individual transmission lines. In use, the tail portions are soldered to a printed circuit board. The beam portions are bent to form contact springs. They make contact to a back plane when the connector is pressed against the back plane.

Abstract: A fastener apparatus for mechanically connecting and holding the main housing of an electrical device, such as an electrical connector, to a substrate, such as a PCB, in a manner that allows for a relatively low insertion force and a corresponding relatively high retention force. The fasteners are adapted for attachment to both an electrical connector and to a substrate, thereby forming a mechanical connection between the two. Preferably, one or more fasteners are attached to the housing of the electrical connector and then the electrical connector having fasteners extending therefrom is connected to board openings formed in the PCB. The fastener apparatus is constructed having one or more arms connected to a bottom end of the fastener, the arms sweep outward and upward from the bottom end toward the top end. Preferably, the arms have a cantilevered design that allows the arms to deflect inward during insertion of the fastener into the board openings, thereby providing for a relatively low insertion force.

Abstract: A high pin density connector includes an insulative housing defining a plurality of passageways for receiving a corresponding number of contacts therein for interferentially engaging with holes defined in a PCB. A positioning block attached to the housing forms a bearing face for receiving a force from an external tool for facilitating insertion of the contacts into the corresponding holes of the PCB. Guiding means comprises two grooves defined in the bearing face of the positioning block and ribs formed on a bottom face of the tool. The tool engages with the positioning block by inserting the ribs into the corresponding grooves. When a user exerts a force on the tool, the force is evenly distributed along the positioning block whereby all of the contacts are properly received in the corresponding holes of the PCB.

Abstract: An electrical connector has a terminal housing that includes a central body, a terminal support plate, and a tail aligning plate. The body is formed with a plurality of terminal openings. The terminal support plate extends forwardly from the back plate, and is provided with a plurality of horizontally extending terminal cavities that are vertically aligned and that are normal to the body. The terminal cavities correspond respectively to the terminal openings. The tail aligning plate extends rearwardly from the body, and is provided with a plurality of notches that form a horizontal array parallel to the body. Each of a plurality of terminals includes a vertical solder tail portion retained in a respective one of the notches, a horizontal terminal mating portion received in a respective one of the terminal cavities, and a retention portion between the solder tail portion and the terminal mating portion and engaging the back plate in a respective one of the terminal openings.

Abstract: A socket contact includes at its one end a connection portion to be connected to a board, at its center a fixing portion to be fixed to an insulator and at the other end two contact pieces having contact portions, respectively, for receiving therebetween a mating contact of a mating connector. The contact pieces are provided with recesses on the side of the fixing portion, respectively. A tongue having a width substantially equal to that of the fixing portion is provided. The tongue extends from the fixing portion toward the contact portions and is connected through a shank to the fixing portion. The tongue serves to prevent the socket contact from tilting in the insulator due to clearance therebetween so that the stable contact of the socket contact with the mating contact can be obtained and any damage of the socket contact can be prevented.

Abstract: The present invention provides a contact which facilitates proper insertion into a housing of an electrical connector without deflection of the contact after configuration. The contact of the electrical connector comprises a main plate having a central flat portion and two bent sides projecting therefrom and facing each other. A mating terminal includes two clamping branches respectively extending from the bent sides of the main plate along a longitudinal axis of the main plate. A compliant pin extends from one end of the central flat portion of the main plate opposite the extending direction of the mating terminal and is substantially right angled at an intermediate portion thereof. A tail terminates from the compliant pin and defines a hole therein for engagement with a hole of a circuit board. A curved shoulder is formed near the tail for facilitating insertion of the tail into the hole of the printed circuit board.

Abstract: An electrically heated chemical delivery system which is connectable with an electrical receptacle includes a housing with at least one opening therein. A heat actuated chemical pouch is disposed within the housing adjacent to at least one of the openings. A printed circuit board is disposed within and carried by the housing. The board carries a plurality of electrical components thereon, including at least one heater and a light. The board has at least two electrical contacts connected with the electrical components and positioned on an edge thereof. A base is attached with the housing. At least two electrical conductors are carried by the base. Each electrical conductor includes a first terminal end extending from an exterior of the base and a second terminal end engaged with a respective one of the electrical contacts. The first terminal ends are connectable with the electrical receptacle.

Abstract: A PCMCIA terminal having an elongated mounting base of substantially U-shaped cross section at one end for mounting in a PCMCIA connector, an elongated connecting strip longitudinally forwardly extended from one end of the elongated mounting base, two reinforcing side ribs downwardly perpendicularly raised from two opposite lateral sides of a horizontal middle portion of the elongated connecting strip, and a tongue raised from the horizontal middle portion of the elongated connecting strip and terminating in a horizontal contact portion for soldering to a contact at a circuit board.

Abstract: Connector comprising a housing (3), at least one contact element provided with a first contact portion (21) for mating contact to another contact element of another connector and a pcb contact portion (17; 28) for contacting a pcb or the like wherein the connector is divided into at least a main-receptacle unit (1) and a tail-unit (2), the main-receptacle unit (1) comprising at least one adapting unit (24) provided with an adapting contact member (15) connected to said first contact portion (21) and to a second contact portion (22; 22') and the tail-unit (2) comprising at least one tail contact element (19; 27) connected to said pcb contact portion (17; 28) and to a third contact portion (20; 30), said third contact portion (20; 30) being arranged for mating contact with said second contact portion (22; 22').

Abstract: A connector includes a first end for floating securement to a circuit board such that the connector can move within a range of motion, a second end including a socket for receiving a pin of a bus bar and a conductor for electrically interconnecting the socket and the circuit board.

Abstract: A connector housing (15) having compartments (16) for receiving socket-shaped bodies (12) of contacts (11) are prepared. The housing has slots (17) extending in parallel with the compartments. Further prepared are the socket contacts (11) each having an unfinished lead (13) that continues from the body (12) and has a bent portion (31) adjacent to it and continuing to a straight lead (13') in parallel with the body. Then, the socket-shaped body (12) of each contact (11) will be inserted in compartment (16), with the straight lead (13') being simultaneously inserted in the slot (17), so that the lead's end portion is exposed out of the housing (15) and subsequently bent to form a connectable leg (14) protruding downward from the housing (15), such that the leads are strongly held in the housing and reliably connected to a printed circuit board, besides the housing is protected from distortion when molded.

Abstract: An input/output connector (1) intended to be surface mounted on a printed circuit board comprising contacts (3) and two positioning and fixing means (5). The contacts (3) are to be soldered to the printed circuit board. The two positioning and fixing means (5) are also to be soldered to the printed circuit board. Each of the two positioning and fixing means (5) comprise a part (51) intended to come into contact with the printed circuit board. The part (51) intended to come into contact with the printed circuit board of each of the two positioning and fixing means has a projection (52) of small height. The projection (51) determines an axis of rotation XX' of the input/output connector (1) wherein the projection participates in the defining of a reference plane of the said connector (1) on the printed circuit board.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a plurality of right-angled conductive terminals and a two-part terminal housing consisting of a main connector frame and a terminal positioning frame. The main connector frame includes a connector block portion for holding the horizontal contact portions of the conductive terminals, and a pair of parallel support arms that extend downwardly from the connector block portion and that cooperate with the connector block portion to confine an accommodating space for accommodating at least one electrical connector below the connector block portion and in front of the support arms. A guide plate extends between the support arms, and is formed with a plurality of notches to permit the vertical solder tail portions of the conductive terminals to extend downwardly through the guide plate. The terminal positioning frame is formed separately from the main connector frame, and is disposed below the guide plate.

Abstract: A contact strip for printed circuit boards, especially in a sandwich construction has E shaped contact members with contact shanks of successive contact members along the strip extending in opposite directions and a central strap anchored in the insulating body of the contact strip. The contact members are held in place by a central long codirectional with the contact shanks but laterally offset therefrom by a distance x which also corresponds to the spacing between successive contact shanks.

Abstract: An electrical connector having a reduced DIP footprint for a power distribution system for a printed circuit board is provided. The electrical connector achieves a smaller footprint (with a correspondingly small area taken up on the printed circuit board) than is currently available for power distribution system connectors. The electrical connector has an electrically conductive body having an arcuate section with at least one contact terminal being integrally formed therewith and extending from a lower portion of a first side and a second side of the conductive body for attaching to the printed circuit board. The conductive body is retained in an electrically insulating housing by a latching element integrally formed therewith and extending outwardly therefrom on each side of the conductive body.

Abstract: An adapter is provided for electrically connecting a printed circuit board to an airbag accelerometer. The adapter includes a leadframe housing to which is joined a leadframe, as, for example, by embedding the leadframe within the leadframe housing during insert molding thereof. The leadframe includes connector tails which extend in a first direction for connection to a printed circuit board and facing segments which face in a second direction for connection to an airbag accelerometer. The first and second directions are angularly disposed relative to each other. An adjuster assembly which includes such an adjuster is also provided.

Abstract: A method and structure of an electrical connector is provided for tuning the impedance of the connector according to a given impedance of an electrical circuit in which the connector is interconnected. The connector includes a dielectric housing having a receptacle for receiving a complementary mating connector. A plurality of terminals are mounted on the housing. The terminals include body portions located in the housing and contact portions located at the receptacle for engaging appropriate terminals of the mating connector when inserted into the receptacle. The areas of the body portions of the terminals are selectively varied to vary the capacitance of the terminals and, therefore, the impedance of the connector to match the given impedance of the electrical circuit.

Abstract: A PC card wherein a housing of a socket connector is provided with a guide boss and a stopper protruding on the circuit board side, and with a cutout for fitting the guide boss in the circuit board. In this cutout the guide boss is fitted to position the socket connector in the direction of x. And the forward end of this stopper is held in contact with the circuit board to position in the direction of y, thus facilitating positioning of a socket connector in relation to a circuit board without a fear of socket connector displacement in subsequent processes.

Abstract: A connector assembly (20) includes a plug connector (22) having a housing (24) and an array of first contacts (40), the housing including latch projections (36) extending laterally from at least both of the opposed sides (30) or both the opposed ends (32) thereof; and a complementary receptacle connector (50) having a housing with a plug receiving cavity (68) and corresponding array of second contacts (70), the housing (52) including latch receiving recesses (66) adjacent the cavity floor (68) alongside at least both of the sidewalls (62) or both of the endwalls (64) corresponding to the sides (30) and ends (32) of the plug portion.

Abstract: A module substrate consists of a substrate mounting electronic parts on one surface thereof, a conductor for electrically conducting the electronic parts mounted on the substrate to the other surface of the substrate, a conductive solder for attaching the conductor to a base substrate movably contacting the other surface of the substrate to electrically connect the electronic parts with the base substrate, and a deformable bushing for holding the conductor to maintain the attachment of the conductor to the base substrate regardless of whether the base substrate is moved.

Abstract: A battery contact generally having three integrally formed portions. A first spring portion at a first end is electrically couplable to a rechargeable battery pack. A second spring portion at a second end is electrically coupled to a battery charging circuit. A retaining spring portion is located therebetween. The first, second and retaining spring portions are formed by a series of bends made in and along a single, electrically conductive, flat metal wire. A housing containing the battery charging circuit has a socket for receiving the rechargeable battery pack. The first spring portion is mechanically and removably retained by the housing and projects into the socket. The second spring portion is positioned between a bottom wall of the housing and a printed circuit board containing the battery charging circuit. The second spring portion is electrically coupled to a printed circuit board contact and is formed to provide multiple bends with additive beam flexure forces.

Abstract: Disclosed is a multi-row right angle connector and a press block for installing the connector on a mounting substrate without soldering the contact pins. The connector legs comprise "eye of the needle" compliant interfaces that make electrical contact with the interior surfaces of the substrate's plated through holes. The press block is designed for use with a four-row right angle receptacle and locates rows 2, 3, and 4 on respective true grid positions and serves as a means for transmitting force from an external press to the contact pin tails. The contact tails in rows 2, 3, and 4 have a T-shaped shoulder that is pressed into a pocket in the press block. The insertion force is applied to the pins in row 1 by a corner having a radius matching the radius of the row 1 tails.

Abstract: A power port terminal formed by stamping from a blank of conductive material comprises a contact receiving socket portion and an integral mounting portion. The socket includes a web with a plurality of beams thereon. Each of the beams has a curved surface with a bend therein. The inner surface of the beams on the bends thereof define a substantially continuous cylindrical contact surface at a predetermined point along the reference axis of the terminal. The contact surface has a predetermined constricted dimension measured in a plane perpendicular to the reference axis, this dimension being the most constricted dimension along the reference axis of the terminal. The terminal is thereby able to accommodate a pin of any desired axial length. The trailing mounting portion has a set of mounting legs thereon that, the preferred instance, extend generally perpendicular to the reference axis of the terminal. Latch tabs may be provided one or more of the beams.

Abstract: A press-fit connector has an insulative body carrying a series of right-angle pins one branch of which can be force-fitted into a through-plated hole in a printed circuit. The insulative body comprises an angle-bracket having a mounting flange whose outside surface is adapted to bear against the board and a pressure block with bearing surfaces adapted to bear against the pins in order to apply to them a force which forces them into the through-plated holes and other bearing surfaces adapted to bear against the mounting flange. The geometry of the assembly is such that when the first bearing surfaces bear without external loading on the pins there remains a clearance between the second bearing surfaces and the mounting flange which is greater than the permanent deformation of the pins and the insulative body after the pins are forced in and the external loading is removed, so that the angle-bracket is held perfectly against the board.

Abstract: An electrical connector for a printed circuit board has an insulator base portion with a block at both of its ends. Electroconductive contacts supported by the base portion have a terminal to be connected to a pad on the circuit board. Each block has a guide projection to be inserted into a guide hole on the circuit board. A first elastic portion locks into a hole in the circuit board. The base portion has a second elastic portion for engagement with the circuit board. The top ends of the first and the second elastic engagement portions have the first and the second hook portions, respectively. The first and the second hook portions are elastically restored to engage the first and the second hook portions with the second surface of the circuit board. Alternatively, the electrical connector has a pair of second elastic engagement portions respectively extending to a level which is lower than the bottom of surface of the base portion.

Abstract: A surface mounted connector (25) for interconnecting closely centered circuits such as those carried by circuit boards (12, 18) includes plug and receptacle housings (24, 90) which internest to interconnect edge mounted, thin stamped contacts (50, 116) on centers complementary those of said circuits which include a contact configuration producing a series of point contacts (70, 128) and solder wells (70, 130) to provide an improved solder joint between respective contacts and boards. The contacts extend outside the side walls of the housings (64, 164) to facilitate heat application for solder reflow and inspection of solder joints. The contacts further have barbs (66, 126) engaging the said housings to hold the contacts against displacement upon separation of the plug from the receptacle.

Abstract: A power connector for interconnecting power between printed circuit boards (12, 24) includes plug and receptacle contacts (40, 70) linked to signal connector halves (16, 28) alos mounted on the circuit boards such that the plug and receptacle contacts intermate along a given axis as the connector halves are intermated. The receptacle contact (70) includes an array of resilient contact fingers (80-82) spaced apart and staggered to engage the plug contact (40) upon mating along the given axis at given points to reduce insertion forces, preclude undue wear of the plug contact from repeated engagements while carrying sufficient current to effect a power transfer from one board to another board. The contacts further include a plurality of posts (48, 74, 76) spaced apart to distribute current to the thin conductive traces of boards to preclude undue resistance heating of such traces in the circuits defined thereby.