Circuit assemblies each with a connector having an insulating block with two separable stacked parts

A combination of a circuit assembly comprising an at least substantially planar substrate, on at least one major surface of which substrate is supported at least one component;

• with leads extending therefrom, and there is also supported on at least one major surface of the substrate at least one connector connected to said at least one component, the connector having a plurality of electrically conducting connector pieces, each connector piece both co-operating with a lead of the component, and providing a terminal of the circuit assembly, the leads extend from two opposing surfaces of the component, and the leads from one surface of the component exclusively extend at least substantially in one or two planes parallel to said one major surface of the substrate, in which planes the leads extend, and leads extending from different surfaces of the component extend in different planes parallel to said one major surface of the substrate, the connector pieces extend parallel to each other, and parallel to said one major surface of the substrate, the connector pieces are secured to a block of electrical insulating material of the connector, and extend at right angles to at least one surface of the insulating block, the connections between the connector pieces and the leads are at least partially protected by the insulating block, and the block of insulating material is in two separable parts, the two separable block parts being stacked one on the other, and are rigidly secured to the substrate, within the completed circuit assembly, and the leads extending from one surface of the component are connected exclusively to the connector pieces secured to one of the two separable block parts, the leads extending from different surfaces of the component being connected to the connector pieces secured to different separable block parts, the combination also including at least one connector to co-operate, and make, with said at least one connector of the circuit assembly.

A combination of at least one first circuit assembly, each first circuit assembly comprising an at least substantially planar substrate, on at least one major surface of which substrate is supported at least one component with leads extending therefrom, and there is also supported on at least one major surface of the substrate at least one connector connected to said at least one component, the connector having a plurality of electrically conducting connector pieces, each connector piece both co-operating with a lead of the component, and providing a terminal of the circuit assembly, the leads extend from two opposing surfaces of the component, and the leads from one surface of the component exclusively extend at least substantially in one of two planes parallel to said one major surface of the substrate, in which planes the leads extend, and leads extending from different surfaces of the component extend in different planes parallel to said one major surface of the substrate, the connector pieces extend parallel to each other, and parallel to said one major surface of the substrate, the connector pieces are secured to a block of electrical insulating material of the connector, and extend at right angles to at least one surface of the insulating block, the connections between the connector pieces and the leads are at least partially protected by the insulating block, and the block of insulating material is in two separable parts, the two separable block parts being stacked one on the other, and are rigidly secured to the substrate, within the completed circuit assembly, and the leads extending from one surface of the component, are connected exclusively to the connector pieces secured to one of the two separable block parts, the lead extending from different surfaces of the component being connected to the connector pieces secured to different separable block parts, the combination also including at least one second circuit assembly, the combination comprising a more complex circuit assembly than any constituent circuit assembly.