Amp LLC

Richard P Clark

Robert H Frantz

John A Root

Gary W Hawk

Gary Lee Zimmerman

Brian A Wolfe

John A Rehm

A cartridge holder and interconnect system is disclosed formed primarily of two components, namely, a cartridge and an assembly for receiving and holding the cartridge. The holder assembly includes a housing of rigid insulative material and a connector member adapted to engage a circuit board or the like and to engage the cartridge. The holder assembly also has a replaceable face plate profiled for polarizing and keying reception of an appropriate cartridge in the housing. The face plate is detachably secured to the housing so that by simply replacing the face plate the housing can be adapted to receive different cartridges. The housing is also adapted to be situated spaced above a circuit board so as to accommodate components thereunder thereby preserving the available surface of circuit board. The cartridge is formed by a two-piece housing enclosing a circuit board having components, such as integrated circuits, mounted thereon and held within the cartridge in such fashion as to obviate the need for potting, etc. The cartridge also has a connector portion with a profiled mating face for keying and means for covering or exposing a reflective surface used to disable a writing capability for the circuit carried by the cartridge.

Cartridge holder and connector system

A carrier housing is disclosed having a plurality of parallel spaced receptacles, each receptacle adapted to receive a loose piece electrical terminal therein. The housing serves several functions, first, to hold the terminals for mass handling and/or insertion of loose piece terminals, second, as a means to assure correct alignment of the loose piece terminals, and third, as a housing to at least partially support and insulate the terminals after the terminals have been inserted into a printed circuit board or the like. The carrier housing can be formed in either continuous or discrete length.

Loose piece terminal mounting assembly

An improved connector housing assembly is disclosed having a double row of contact cavities with both rows being closed entry. The double row of contact receiving cavities are separated by a wall having an integral hinged portion movable from a first position, in alignment with the cavities, to a second position normal to the cavities and closing one row of cavities.

Closed entry connector housing

An improved strain relief device is disclosed for permanent attachment to known electrical connector housings. The subject strain relief device allows for simple tie down of the conductors leading to the connector in either angled or in-line configurations.

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Hershey, PA, United States of America

Richard P Clark