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US 4,361,371 AGranted
Packaging of solid state relay
AssigneeAMF Incorporated
InventorCharles N. Williams
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Abstract
An electrically conductive terminal having barbed portions on one end thereof, and a split pig-tail portion on the opposite end thereof. The barbed terminal end is force fitted into an aperture in a plastic housing of the solid state relay. The pig-tail portion extends downwardly into the interior space of the housing and a printed circuit board is inserted over the pig-tail. The pig-tailed terminal end is then spread to hold the printed circuit board within the package.
Claims6
A dual function electrical terminal connector and mounting bracket for a solid state relay package, in combination comprising:
- a housing having side wall means, a top member having a plurality of slot means and an opening extending into the interior of the housing, and a bottom plate member;
- a solid state relay circuit board having a plurality of slot means;
- a plurality of electrical terminal connectors each having a flat base member disposed on said top member whereby each said base member having a first end portion with barb means force fitted into a respective slot means of the housing for providing a securing connection therebetween, a second end portion extending through said opening into the interior space of said housing and having a serpentine shaped pig-tail means extending through a respective slot means in said relay circuit board and being deformable for engaging said board providing a securing connection therebetween and a threaded attachment means located between said first and second ends;
- whereby each terminal connector provides a mechanical connection between the housing and said relay circuit board.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.