Wire harness board

• US 3,946,768 A
• Filed: 07/25/1972
• Issued: 03/30/1976
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/1972
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Thomas & Betts Corporation (ABB Limited)
• Original Assignee: Thomas & Betts Corporation (ABB Limited)
• Inventors: Fiorentino, Arthur A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lanham, C. W.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Gurley, D. M.
• Application Number:
  US05/275,073
• Time in Patent Office: 1,344 Days
• Field of Search: 29/203 B, 29/203 J, 29/203 MW, 29/593, 29/628, 339/96, 324/51, 140/92.1
• US Class Current: 140/92.1
• CPC Class Codes: D03C 3/38 Comber boards
• CPC Class Codes: H01B 13/01227 using a layout board
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/53243 Multiple, independent conductors
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/53265 with work-holder for assembly

Abstract

A wire harness board comprises a foamed plastic panel, a first layer of wire mesh secured to one surface of the panel, a second layer of wire mesh secured in parallel relationship to the opposite surface of the panel, and a border that snugly fits over the parallel surfaces of the foamed panel with the wire mesh joined thereto. A unique method of forming such wire harness board, including the application of heat and pressure for a predetermined interval of time, is also disclosed.

Claims

1. A wire harness board comprising:

a. a panel including a body with upper and lower parallel surfaces,

b. said panel being formed of a resilient closedcell material,

c. first and second layers of wire mesh secured to the upper and lower surfaces of said panel,

d. an inwardly opening frame for receiving said panel and retaining same therewithin,

e. a plurality of elongated pins detachably insertable through said panel and through selected openings in at least one of said layers of wire mesh,

f. the openings in the wire mesh being slightly greater in size than the diameter of the pins inserted therethrough,

the invention being characterized in that said wire mesh layers are permanently embedded within the body of said panel at the upper and lower surfaces thereof so that said pins are guided in a vertical direction through said panel.

2. A wire harness board as defined in claim 1 wherein the panel of resilient material consists of a foamed, cellular plastic that becomes tacky when exposed to temperatures ranging between 325°

F. and 400°

F.

3. A wire harness board as defined in claim 1 wherein the layers of wire mesh are embedded in the panel to a depth corresponding to one-half of the thickness of the mesh.