Static control device for printed circuit package
First Claim
1. A lead shorting device for a printed circuit board having mounted thereon at least one semiconductor element having terminals electrically engaging conducting circuit paths on said board, said paths terminating in spaced apart, conducting termination pads, and wherein said circuit board is removably insertable in an elongated connector device having contacts arranged for electrical engagement with respective ones of said termination pads and an insulating housing at least partially surrounding said contacts, said housing defining an exposed camming surface, and wherein said semiconductor device is susceptible to deleterious effects in the presence of a difference in potential across its terminals prior to insertion of said board into said connector device, said lead shorting device including:
- an insulating support member adapted for attachment to said circuit board and extending across the termination pads electrically connected to said semiconductor element; and
a conducting terminal shorting member supported by said support member including a plurality of integral, resilient conducting portions arranged for normal engagement with and electrically shorting each of the respective termination pads electrically connected to the semiconductor device, the resilient conducting portions of said shorting member each having cam follower means cooperating with the camming surface of the housing of said connector device for separating said portion from said termination pads upon insertion of said circuit board into said connector device.
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Abstract
A protective package for use with a printed circuit board having mounted thereon at least one semiconductive device susceptible to deleterious effects of variance of potential across the terminals of the device or the presence of static electric discharges. The package provides, in one embodiment, a single piece, insulating case supporting and enclosing the entire circuit board and its components and a shorting member having integrally formed, spring biased contact fingers in normal engagement with the termination pads of the board. The contact fingers are separable from engagement with the termination pads upon insertion of the circuit board into an edge connector. Another illustrated embodiment provides a holder or support for a shorting member which may enclose only a portion of a printed circuit board and only a portion including termination pads.
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1. A lead shorting device for a printed circuit board having mounted thereon at least one semiconductor element having terminals electrically engaging conducting circuit paths on said board, said paths terminating in spaced apart, conducting termination pads, and wherein said circuit board is removably insertable in an elongated connector device having contacts arranged for electrical engagement with respective ones of said termination pads and an insulating housing at least partially surrounding said contacts, said housing defining an exposed camming surface, and wherein said semiconductor device is susceptible to deleterious effects in the presence of a difference in potential across its terminals prior to insertion of said board into said connector device, said lead shorting device including:
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an insulating support member adapted for attachment to said circuit board and extending across the termination pads electrically connected to said semiconductor element; and a conducting terminal shorting member supported by said support member including a plurality of integral, resilient conducting portions arranged for normal engagement with and electrically shorting each of the respective termination pads electrically connected to the semiconductor device, the resilient conducting portions of said shorting member each having cam follower means cooperating with the camming surface of the housing of said connector device for separating said portion from said termination pads upon insertion of said circuit board into said connector device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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