Integrated circuit adapter having gullwing-shaped leads

An adapter for removably electrically connecting the device leads of an electronic device of the type having four rows of gullwing-shaped leads disposed on the sides of a rectangular pattern to a circuit surface on which there are contacts arranged in a pattern having four rows of contacts, one row on each side of a rectangular pattern, said adapter comprising:

• a first insulative body;
• electrical attachment sites on said body for making electrical connections with said electronic device;
• a plurality of lead frame portions, each including
• an adapter lead extending outwardly from said body and bending downwardly below said body and then further outwardly in a pair of opposing curves, each said adapter lead having ends forming feet located in a pattern matching that of said contacts on said circuit surface;
• and
• a conductive element supported by said body and connecting said adapter lead to one of said electrical attachment sites;
• a first electrical connector connected at said electrical attachment sites for making connections to said device leads;
• and
• a second insulative body with a second series of electrical attachment sites configured for making connections to said gullwing-shaped leads,
• a second connector, separate from said second body, configured to mate with said first connector, said connector comprising a plurality of electrical connector elements and
• conductive elements supported on said second body for making electrical connections between said second connector and said second series of electrical attachment sites.

An adapter for removably electrically connecting the device leads of an electronic device of the type having four rows of gullwing-shaped leads disposed on the sides of a rectangular pattern to a circuit surface on which there are contacts arranged in a pattern having four rows of contacts, one row on each side of a rectangular pattern, said adapter comprising:

• a first insulative body;
• electrical attachment sites on said body for making electrical connections with said electronic device;
• a plurality of lead frame portions, each including
• an adapter lead extending outwardly from said body and bending downwardly below said body and then further outwardly in a pair of opposing curves, each said adapter lead having ends forming feet located in a pattern matching that of said contacts on said circuit surface;
• and
• a conductive element supported by said body and connecting said adapter lead to one of said electrical attachment sites;
• a first electrical connector connected at said electrical attachment sites for making connections to said device leads;
• and
• a second insulative body with a second series of electrical attachment sites configured for making connections to said gullwing-shaped leads,
• a second connector configured to mate with said first connector,
• conductive elements supported on said second body for making electrical connections between said second connector and said second series of electrical attachment sites, and
• at least one strain relief element affixed to said adapter for mechanical connection to the circuit surface.

An adapter for removably electrically connecting the device leads of an electronic device of the type having four rows of gullwing-shaped leads disposed on the sides of a rectangular pattern to a circuit surface on which there are contacts arranged in a pattern having four rows of contacts, one row on each side of a rectangular pattern, said adapter comprising:

• a first insulative body;
• electrical attachment sites on said body for making electrical connections with said electronic device;
• a plurality of lead frame portions, each including
• an adapter lead extending outwardly from said body and bending downwardly below said body and then further outwardly in a pair of opposing curves, each said adapter lead having ends forming feet located in a pattern matching that of said contacts on said circuit surface;
• and
• a conductive element supported by said body and connecting said adapter lead to one of said electrical attachment sites;
• a first electrical connector connected at said electrical attachment sites for making connections to said device leads;
• and
• a second insulative body with a second series of electrical attachment sites configured for making connections to said gullwing-shaped leads,
• a second connector configured to mate with said first connector, said connector comprising a plurality of socket terminals and
• conductive elements supported on said second body for making electrical connections between said second connector and said second series of electrical attachment sites.

An adapter for removably electrically connecting the leads of an electronic device to a circuit surface, wherein said leads are gullwing-shaped leads disposed in four rows, one on each of four sides of a rectangular pattern, and wherein said circuit surface has contacts disposed in essentially the same rectangular pattern as that of the electronic device, said adapter comprising

• an insulative adapter body;
• contacts on said adapter body, said contacts being configured for making electrical connections to the leads of the device and being disposed in a pattern matching that of said device leads;
• adapter leads extending from said adapter body for making electrical connections to the circuit surface, each said adapter lead extending outwardly from said adapter body and bending downwardly below said body and then further outwardly in a pair of opposing curves, said adapter leads having ends, and said ends of said adapter leads forming feet located in a pattern matching that of said contacts on said circuit surface;
• and
• a plurality of terminal elements supported by said adapter body and electrically connecting said adapter leads to said contacts on said adapter body,
• said terminal elements being disposed such that each said terminal element lies substantially directly under the electronic device.

An adapter for removably electrically connecting the leads of an electronic device to a circuit surface, wherein said leads are gullwing-shaped and disposed in four rows, one on each of four sides of a rectangular pattern, and wherein said circuit surface has contacts disposed in essentially the same rectangular pattern as that of the electronic device, said adapter comprising

• an insulative adapter body;
• contacts on said adapter body, said contacts being configured for making electrical connections to the leads of the device and being disposed in a pattern matching that of said device leads;
• and
• adapter leads extending from said adapter body for making electrical connections to the circuit surface, each said adapter lead extending outwardly from said adapter body and bending downwardly below said body and then further outwardly in a pair of opposing curves, said adapter leads having ends, and said ends of said adapter leads forming feet located in a pattern matching that of said contacts on said circuit surface,
• said adapter body comprising
• a first insulative body portion;
• electrical attachment sites on said body portion for making electrical connections with said electronic device;
• conductive elements supported by said body portion and connecting said adapter leads to said electrical attachment sites;
• a first electrical connector connected at said electrical attachment sites for making connections to said device leads;
• a second insulative body portion with a second series of electrical attachment sites configured for making connections to said gullwing-shaped leads of said device;
• a second connector configured to mate with said first connector;
• and
• second conductive elements supported on said second body portion for making electrical connections between said second connector and said second series of electrical attachment sites,
• wherein the electronic device is of the type having four rows of gullwing-shaped leads disposed on the sides of a rectangular pattern, and wherein said second connector comprises a body portion separate from said second body portion.

An adapter for removably electrically connecting the leads of an electronic device to a circuit surface, wherein said leads are gullwing-shaped and disposed in four rows, one on each of four sides of a rectangular pattern, and wherein said circuit surface has contacts disposed in essentially the same rectangular pattern as that of the electronic device, said adapter comprising

• an insulative adapter body;
• contacts on said adapter body, said contacts being configured for making electrical connections to the leads of the device and being disposed in a pattern matching that of said device leads;
• adapter leads extending form said adapter body for making electrical connections to the circuit surface, each said adapter lead extending outwardly from said adapter body and bending downwardly below said body and then further outwardly in a pair of opposing curves, said adapter leads having ends, and said ends of said adapter leads forming feet located in a pattern matching that of said contacts on said circuit surface;
• and
• at least one strain relief element affixed to said adapter for mechanical connection to the circuit surface,
• said adapter body comprising
• a first insulative body portion;
• electrical attachment sites on said body portion for making electrical connections with said electronic device;
• conductive elements supported by said body portion and connecting said adapter leads to said electrical attachment sites;
• a first electrical connector connected at said electrical attachment sites for making connections to said device leads;
• a second insulative body portion with a second series of electrical attachment sites configured for making connections to said gullwing-shaped leads of said device;
• a second connector configured to mate with said first connector;
• and
• second conductive elements supported on said second body portion for making electrical connections between said second connector and said second series of electrical attachment sites,
• wherein the electronic device is of the type having four rows of gullwing-shaped leads disposed on the sides of a rectangular pattern.

An adapter for removably electrically connecting the leads of an electronic device to a circuit surface, wherein said leads are gullwing-shaped and disposed in four rows, one on each of four sides of a rectangular pattern, and wherein said circuit surface has contacts disposed in essentially the sam rectangular pattern as that of the electronic device, said adapter comprising

• an insulative adapter body;
• contacts on said adapter body, said contacts being configured for making electrical connections to the leads of the device and being disposed in a pattern matching that of said device leads;
• and
• adapter leads extending from said adapter body for making electrical connections to the circuit surface, each said adapter lead extending outwardly form said adapter body and bending downwardly below said body and then further outwardly in a pair of opposing curves, said adapter leads having ends, and said ends of said adapter leads forming feet located in a pattern matching that of said contacts on said circuit surface,
• said adapter body comprising
• a first insulative body portion;
• electrical attachment sites on said body portion for making electrical connections with said electronic device;
• conductive elements supported by said body portion and connecting said adapter leads to said electrical attachment sites;
• a first electrical connector connected at said electrical attachment sites for making connections to said device leads;
• a second insulative body portion with a second series of electrical attachment sites configured for making connections to said gullwing-shaped leads of said device;
• a second connector configured to mate with said first connector;
• and
• second conductive elements supported on said second body portion for making electrical connections between said second connector and said second series of electrical attachment sites,
• wherein the electronic device is of the type having four rows of gullwing-shaped leads disposed on the sides of a rectangular pattern, and wherein said second connector comprises a plurality of socket terminals.

An adapter for removably electrically connecting the gullwing-shaped leads of a quad flat pack electronic device to a circuit surface, wherein said leads are disposed in four rows, one on each of four sides of a rectangular pattern, and wherein said circuit surface has contacts disposed in essentially the same rectangular pattern as that of the electronic device, said adapter comprising

• a first insulative body bearing electrical attachment sites,
• adapter leads extending from said first insulative body for making electrical connections to the circuit surface, each said adapter lead extending outwardly from said adapter body and bending downwardly below said body and then further outwardly in a pair of opposing, gullwing-shaped curves, said adapter leads having ends, and said ends of said adapter leads forming feet located in a pattern matching that of said contacts on said circuit surface,
• first conductive elements supported by said first insulative body and connecting said adapter leads to said electrical attachment sites,
• a chimney connector including a plurality of receptacles connected to said attachment sites in said first insulative body,
• a second insulative body with a second plurality of electrical attachment sites configured for making connection to said gullwing-shaped leads of said quad flat pack device,
• a plurality of posts supported by said second body and configured to mate with said receptacles,
• second conductive elements supported on said second body for making electrical connections between said posts and said second plurality of electrical attachment sites, and
• at least one strain relief element affixed to said adapter for mechanical connection to the circuit surface.

An adapter for removably electrically connecting the gullwing-shaped leads of a quad flat pack electronic device to a circuit surface, wherein said leads are disposed in four rows, one on each of four sides of a rectangular pattern, and wherein said circuit surface has contacts disposed in essentially the same rectangular pattern as that of the electronic device, said adapter comprising

• a first insulative body bearing electrical attachment sites,
• adapter leads extending from said first insulative body for making electrical connections to the circuit surface, each said adapter lead extending outwardly from said adapter body and bending downwardly below said body and then further outwardly in a pair of opposing, gullwing-shaped curves, said adapter leads having ends, and said ends of said adapter leads forming feet located in a pattern matching that of said contacts on said circuit surface,
• first conductive elements supported by said first insulative body and connecting said adapter leads to said electrical attachment sites,
• a chimney connector including a first plurality of receptacles connected to said attachment sites in said first insulative body,
• a second insulative body bearing a second plurality of receptacles, a first plurality of posts configured to mate with said first plurality of receptacles, and second conductive elements supported on said second body for making electrical connections between said first plurality of posts and said second plurality of receptacles, and
• a third insulative body bearing a second plurality of posts for connection to said second plurality of receptacles, and a plurality of electrical connection sites configured for making connections to said gullwing-shaped leads of said quad flat pack device, said connection sites and said posts being electrically connected.