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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:
Sep. 03, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 30, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles A Kozel, McHenry, IL (US);
Cathy J Edgerton, Oakwood Hills, IL (US);
Assignee:
Methode Electronics, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439404 ; 439417 ;
Abstract
A wire to board connector is provided having an insulation block including cavities for insulation displacement contact which allow for programmability by insertion of wires in a predetermined orientation in cavities having contacts having contact tails for mounting on a circuit board. A terminating cover may also be provided for receiving wires therein and providing automatic termination when the terminating cover is mated with the insulation block whereby the wires inserted in the terminating cover are terminated in the corresponding cavities of the insulation block.