Electrical jack and method of making same
US4361955A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 5, 1980 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 5, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49222
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical jack and method of making the electrical jack wherein a housing is formed with at least one socket for receiving a circuit board edge connector, wherein a circuit card is fixed to the housing and has an end portion extending into the socket for reception in the connector upon insertion of the connector into the socket, and wherein a set of contact spring members are insertable through an aperture in the housing in the process of making the electrical jack. The contact spring members are removably trapped in place against cooperating surfaces on the housing and the circuit card at positions where they cooperate with conductors on the circuit card to normally interconnect two sets of terminals and where they are deflectable by insertion of the connector into the socket to electrically disconnect the two sets of terminals from each other.
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