Connector clip for flat cable
US4169641A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 22, 1978 |
| Grant date | Oct 2, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R4/48
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A one piece stamped and formed connector clip for connecting cable conductors to conductors on a circuit board comprises parallel spaced-apart co-planar support strips and a clip bar which extends between the support strips in a plane offset from the plane of the support strips. A plurality of cantilever springs extend from the clip bar obliquely towards and past the plane of the support strips. When the connector clip is mounted on a circuit board in straddling relationship to the circuit board conductors, and with the support strips against the circuit board, the springs will be pre-loaded against the circuit board conductors. The end of the cable is passed beneath the clip bar and pushed under the spring fingers so that the spring fingers urge the conductors of the cable against the circuit board conductors.
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