摘要 |
1,162,620. Two-part couplings. UNITEDCARR Inc. 19 April, 1968 [18 May, 1967], No. 18662/68. Heading H2E. An electrical contact for assembly in an insulating housing, for example a printed circuit board edge-connector, provides means whereby it can be connected to juxtaposed contacts in adjacent housings by a bus-bar 20. The contact comprises a tail 12 provided with barbs 14 and having a pair of connector portions 16 extending therefrom and a pair of resilient arms 18 extending from each portion 16, the arms being bent towards one another in order to make contact with bus-bar 20. The remainder of the contact comprises a pair of spring fingers 24 disposed in spaced relation to one another and bent as shown, the ends 26 being provided with shoulders 30 (and 32) which co-operate with shoulders in the housing to restrain the contact in place whilst allowing a small displacement. The housing is rectangular, with a base 36 and is equipped with slots (40 and 48) to receive a printed circuit board and bus-bar respectively. The tail 12 passes through an aperture 58 in the base and a continuation of aperture 58 in a tubular portion 60 extending from the base, the barbs 14 co-operating with the housing to lock the contact in place. |