Programmable electrical connector
US4689023A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 27, 1985 |
| Grant date | Aug 25, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S310/06
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A physically programmable electrical connector 70 has a first plurality of interconnected conductive paths 71-78. A second plurality of conductors 103-110 and a third plurality of leads 71'-78' are connected to the conductive paths. Electrical discontinuities 87-97 are selectively established in some of the conductive paths, such that the conductors become electrically connected to the leads in a predetermined pattern. A single connector design may be used for connecting varying numbers of conductors and leads.
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