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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 1982
Filed:
May. 27, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas M Cairns, Birmingham, MI (US);
David G Connors, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
339 / ; 3391 / ; 3392 / ;
Abstract
This specification discloses a connector for coupling to the edge of a printed circuit board. The connector contains terminals which are staggered in the direction of insertion of the printed circuit board into the connector. Such staggering reduces the peak magnitude of the insertion force. A securing spacer in the connector prevents undesired motion by the terminal and prevents partial insertion of the terminal into the connector.