Electrical connectors – Preformed panel circuit arrangement – e.g. – pcb – icm – dip,... – With provision to conduct electricity from panel circuit to...
Reexamination Certificate
2005-12-05
2009-12-15
Paumen, Gary F. (Department: 2833)
Electrical connectors
Preformed panel circuit arrangement, e.g., pcb, icm, dip,...
With provision to conduct electricity from panel circuit to...
C439S083000, C439S108000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07632107
ABSTRACT:
A connector mountable to a printed circuit board is disclosed including a nonconductive housing with a plurality of slots, each slot having an opposed first and second end walls with grooves in each end wall and a plurality of terminals (41). Each terminal has a longitudinal axis, a retaining base (42), a solder portion (44), a resilient contact arm (43) and an alignment tab (45). The retaining base (42) has opposed edges with each edge fitting into a respective groove in the end walls holding each terminal to the non-conductive housing. The solder portion (44) extends from the retaining base (42) adjacent to the first end wall of the slot for soldering to the printed circuit board. The resilient contact arm (43) has opposed first and second sides extending from the retaining base (42), the first side of the arm is located adjacent the second end wall of the slot. The contact arm (43) is adapted to engage with a terminal (21) from a mating connector. The resilient contact arm and the solder portion (44) are offset from each other in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the terminal. A locating tab (45) is stamped from the retaining base (42) with one end adjacent the second side of the resilient contact arm so that the second side of the resilient contact arm will engage the one edge of the locating tab if a side force is placed on the resilient contact arm (43) causing it to move away from the first side wall of the slot.
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Molex Incorporated
Morella Timothy M.
Paumen Gary F.
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