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US 4,902,239 AGranted
Rotatable manipulator for a plug board
AssigneeELMA Electronic AG
InventorWalter A. Schindler
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Abstract
The manipulator for pushing plug connectors of a plug board out of engagement with spring strips of a component support has a lug for engaging a plug-in surface of the support in order to engage the plug connectors with the spring strips. The same manipulator is used not only for unplugging the connectors but also for establishing a connection between the plug connectors and the spring strips.
Claims6
In combination
- a support;
- at least one spring strip mounted in said support;
- at least one vertically disposed plug board slidably mounted in said support and having at least one plug connector for slidably engaging with said spring strip;
- a front plate secured to said plug board on a side opposite said plug connector to extend vertically above and below said board and having at least one slot-like recess at one end of said plate;
- and
- at least one manipulator pivotally mounted on said plug board at a predetermined location within the vertical extend of said board and extending through said recess of said plate, said manipulator having a first lug for engaging a push-out surface of said support in response to pivoting of said manipulator in one direction to cause movement of said plug board away from said spring strip to disengage said plug connector from said spring strip, said manipulator having a second lug for engaging a plug-in surface of said support in response to a counter-pivoting of said manipulator to cause movement of said plug board towards said spring strip to engage said plug connector with said spring strip.
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In combination
- a vertically disposed plug board having at least one plug connector at a rear end;
- a pair of brackets secured at opposite corners of said plug board at a front end thereof;
- a vertically disposed plate secured to said brackets and extending vertically above and below said plug board and said brackets;
- and
- a manipulator pivotally mounted on at least one of said brackets at a predetermined location within the vertical extend of said board and extending through said plate, said manipulator having a first lug for engaging a push-out surface of a support in response to pivoting of said manipulator in one direction and a second lug for engaging a plug-in surface of the support in response to a counter-pivoting of said manipulator.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.