Instrument having oblique mounted terminal posts
AssigneeFluke Corporation
InventorsRichard W. Walker, David W. Farley, Jeff M. Elrod
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to an instrument having at least one terminal post having a longitudinal axis extending therefrom such that the longitudinal axis is at an oblique angle relative to a surface of the instrument. In one embodiment, each terminal post is mounted to a circuit board such that a first surface of each terminal post projects in a first direction. In this embodiment, a rear surface of each terminal post is beveled and coupled to a first surface of the circuit board. The beveled rear surface of the terminal posts defines the oblique angle at which the longitudinal axis of the each terminal post is relative to a surface of the instrument.
Claims20
An instrument, comprising:
- an outer surface;
- a plurality of conductive terminal posts coupled to the instrument and configured to align a longitudinal axis of at least one of the plurality of conductive terminal posts at an oblique angle relative to the outer surface;
- and
- at least one of the plurality of conductive terminal posts is configured to be secured to the instrument by a screw and further configured to carry one signal at a time.
A connection panel, comprising:
- a circuit board having a first surface;
- and
- a plurality of terminal posts, at least one of the terminal posts having a beveled back surface, the beveled back surface of the at least one terminal post mounted on the first surface of the circuit board by a screw;
- wherein the at least one terminal post is configured to carry one signal at a time and has a longitudinal axis at an oblique angle relative to the first surface of the circuit board.
A method of coupling a plurality of conductors to respective conductive terminal posts of an instrument, comprising:
- securing a plurality of conductive terminal posts to a first surface of the instrument using a plurality of corresponding screws wherein a longitudinal axis of at least one of the conductive terminal posts is positioned at an oblique angle relative to the first surface of the instrument;
- and
- connecting at least one of the plurality of conductors to at least one of the plurality of conductive terminal posts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.