Ultra low profile pcb embeddable electrical connector assemblies for power and signal transmission
AssigneeHelion Concepts, Inc.
InventorSudarshan Krishnamoorthy
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Abstract
Methods and devices for interconnection of Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) and to one another or to other components using ultra low profile electrical connectors. Examples include male and female inserts for placement in the plane of a PCB, and PCB assemblies comprising one or the other of male or female inserts for such placement. Further examples include surface mounted male and female connectors and PCB assemblies, in which the connectors comprise base members and connector elements configured to couple to corresponding assemblies on other PCT assemblies by movement in a horizontal plane relative to the PCB.
Claims20
An insert configured as a female receptacle for an electrical connector to be placed in a slot on a printed circuit board (PCB), the PCB having a horizontal dimension and a vertical dimension, the insert comprising first and second arms connected to a base element, the base element having a width for placement in the horizontal dimension of the PCB, wherein the first and second arms are configured for spring flexing within the horizontal dimension of the PCB.
An insert configured as a male coupler for an electrical connector to be placed in a slot on a printed circuit board (PCB) the PCB having a horizontal dimension and a vertical dimension, the insert comprising abuse element connected to a protrusion, the base element having a width for placement in the horizontal dimension of the PCB.
A PCB assembly comprising:
- a PCB having one or more electronic traces thereon and having a thickness, a horizontal dimension and a vertical dimension and a slot milled, cut or etched into an edge of the PCB;
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- an insert configured as one of a female receptacle or a male coupler for an electrical connector sized and to be placed in the slot, the insert comprising first and second arms connected to a base element, the base element having a width for placement in the horizontal dimension of the PCB, wherein the first and second arms are configured for spring flexing within the horizontal dimension of the PCB.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.