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Printed circuit board contact

US5064379A · kind A · utility

40Cited by
7References
17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 30, 1990
Grant dateNov 12, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 30, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R12/58
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical pin receiving socket (2,102) is disclosed which includes a base portion (6,106) having side arms (8,108) extending upwardly to a top wall (10) or contact arms (112). Back-up springs are positioned proximate the contact arms and cooperate with the contact arms to ensure that the contact arms will electrically engage a mating pin. The base section (6,106) also includes printed circuit board contacts (20,30,120,130), where the contacts (20,30,120,130) are reversely bent under the base section (6,106) and then vertically downwardly to form printed circuit board contacts (26,36,126,136), thereby allowing the electrical pin receiving socket to move relative to the printed circuit board.

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