Breakaway jumper edge connector
US4592606A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 20, 1984 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K2203/175
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A printed circuit board is provided with a pair of parallel foil conductive strips on one side thereof coupled by means of a conductive foil jumper adjacent and generally parallel to an edge of the circuit board. In this configuration, the two conductive strips are coupled in circuit by means of the foil jumper. An inner portion of the circuit board is provided with an aperture positioned interiorly on the circuit board relative to the foil jumper and adjacent thereto. The portion of the circuit located between the parallel foil conductive strips and between the aperture and the edge of the circuit board and upon which the foil jumper is positioned is detached from the circuit board electrically decoupling the parallel foil conductive strips. With the foil jumper thus removed, a connector may then be positioned on the edge of the circuit board in contact with the foil conductors for coupling an associated electronic device in circuit therebetween for processing of the signal carried by the foil conductors. The aperture includes a first pair of spaced stress concentrators directed toward the edge of the circuit board. A second pair of spaced stress concentrators aligned with the fir…
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