Contact assembly

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1976-05-17

1977-10-18

Lake, Roy

Geometrical instruments

339 17CF, 339176MP, H01R 1362, H05R 108

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040543471

ABSTRACT:
A contact assembly is provided comprising a plastic housing including a pair of spaced rows of terminal receiving cavities and a contact in each cavity. Each cavity has a flexible wall, and a link having one end connected to the flexible wall and the other end engaged with a drive operatively mounted between the spaced rows. The drive extends each link, flexes the wall and engages a male terminal inserted in each cavity with the contact in each cavity to establish an electrical connection between the terminal and the contact.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3763459 (1973-10-01), Millis
patent: 3820054 (1974-06-01), Clewes et al.
Ecker, M. E., Zero Insertion Force Receptacle for a Planar Circuit Board, IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, vol. 17, No. 1, June, 1979.

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