Electrical connectors for use with printed circuit boards
AssigneeIDEAL Industries, Inc.
InventorBenjamin David Swedberg
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Abstract
A connector for electrically connecting a first printed circuit board (PCB) with a second PCB wherein, in one example, the connector includes a housing having a keyed feature adapted to mate with a correspondingly keyed feature provided to each of the first and second PCBs and at least one connecting terminal carried by the housing having at least partially exposed opposed ends each of which electrically engages a contact pad formed on an underside of the respective PCBs. The connecting terminal may be arranged to accept a conductor and to thereby electrically couple the conductor to the first and second PCBs.
Claims37
A connector for electrically connecting a first printed circuit board (PCB) with a second PCB on a mounting surface having a cavity defined therein, the connector comprising:
- a housing adapted to be mounted within the cavity of the mounting surface such that the underside of each of the first and second PCB is in direct contact with the mounting surface;
- and
- at least one connecting terminal carried by the housing having at least partially exposed opposed ends each of which electrically engages a contact pad formed on an underside of each of the first and second PCBs.
A connector for electrically connecting a first PCB with a second PCB, comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- at least one connecting terminal carried by the housing having at least partially exposed opposed ends each of which electrically engages a contact pad formed on an underside of the respective PCBs,
- wherein the connecting terminal is adapted to accept a conductor and to thereby electrically couple the conductor to the first and second PCBs.
A connector for electrically connecting a first PCB with a second PCB, comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- at least one connecting terminal carried by the housing having at least partially exposed opposed ends each of which electrically engages a contact pad formed on a top side of the respective PCBs,
- wherein the connecting terminal is adapted to accept a conductor and to thereby electrically couple the conductor to the first and second PCBs.
A connector for electrically connecting a printed circuit board (PCB) with a conductor, comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- at least one connecting terminal carried by the housing having an at least partially exposed end which electrically engages a contact pad formed on an underside of the PCB;
- wherein an opposite end of the connecting terminal is arranged to engage a conductor.
A connector for electrically connecting a PCB with a conductor, comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- at least one connecting terminal carried by the housing having an at least partially exposed end which electrically engages a contact pad formed on a top side of the PCB and which functions to urge the PCB upon a mounting surface,
- wherein an opposite end of the connecting terminal is arranged to engage a conductor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.