Integral contact
AssigneePittway Corporation
InventorsPhilip J. Burnstein, George R. Pariza, Stephen L. Siegel
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Abstract
The contact connects a circuit element (such as a piezoelectric transducer) to a circuit (such as an oscillator which drives the transducer). The contact comprises a body, an ear which is mechanically and electrically connected to the circuit, and a pair of bifurcated fingers which springingly electrically engage the circuit element. Several such contacts may be used to connect different portions of the circuit to corresponding portions of the circuit element.
Claims15
An integral contact for providing electrical connection between a circuit and a circuit element mounted in a housing, said contact comprising a flat elongated body, an ear on said body at one end thereof for electrical and mechanical connection to the circuit, a pair of spaced-apart legs on said body substantially coplanar therewith at the end thereof opposite said ear mountable in the housing, an arm extending laterally from said body at an oblique angle thereto between said ear and said legs, and bifurcated fingers carried by said arm for springingly electrically engaging the circuit element.
The combination for use with a circuit and a circuit element, comprising a housing for the circuit and the circuit element, an integral contact including a flat elongated body, an ear on said body at one end thereof, a pair of spaced-apart legs on said body substantially coplanar therewith at the other end thereof, said legs being mounted in said housing, said ear being disposed for electrical and mechanical connection to the circuit, an arm extending laterally from said body at an oblique angle thereto between said ear and said legs, and bifurcated fingers carried by said arm, said bifurcated fingers being adapted for springingly electrically engaging the circuit element.
The combination for use with a circuit and a circuit element, comprising a housing for the circuit and the circuit element, said housing having a channel therein and a notch adjacent to said channel, an integral contact including an elongated body, an ear on said body adjacent to one end thereof, a pair of spaced-apart legs on said body adjacent to the other end thereof, said body and said legs being frictionally received in said channel, said ear being disposed for electrical and mechanical connection to the circuit, an arm extending laterally from said body at an oblique angle thereto and disposed in said notch, and bifurcated fingers carried by said arm, said bifurcated fingers being adapted for springingly engaging the circuit element.
The combination for use with a circuit and a circuit element, comprising a housing for the circuit and the circuit element, said housing including a shoulder having a channel therein, said shoulder supporting the circuit, an integral contact including an elongated body frictionally received in said channel, an ear on said body adjacent to one end thereof extending through said circuit and being electrically and mechanically connected thereto, a pair of spaced-apart legs on said body adjacent to the other end thereof, said legs being mounted in said housing, an arm extending laterally from said body at an oblique angle thereto, and bifurcated fingers carried by said arm, said bifurcated fingers being adapted for springingly engaging the circuit element.
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