Power contact having removable mating components

• US 4,702,707 A
• Filed: 08/15/1986
• Issued: 10/27/1987
• Est. Priority Date: 08/15/1986
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: AMP Limited
• Original Assignee: AMP Limited
• Inventors: Hillbish, Warren C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Abrams, Neil
• Application Number:
  US06/897,188
• Time in Patent Office: 438 Days
• Field of Search: 339/14 R, 339/17 R, 339/17 C, 339/17 LC, 339/17 L, 339/186 R, 339/186 M, 339/217 R, 339/217 J, 339/219 R, 339/258 R, 339/262 R, 339/262 P , 339/143 R, 339/92 R, 339/92 M, 411/402-419
• US Class Current: 439/80
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/722 coupling devices mounted on the edge of the printed circuits
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 439/947 PCB mounted connector with ground terminal

Abstract

A power contact having a mating component removably mounted in a base. More particularly, the mating component includes a stem with a mating socket at one end and a threaded portion at another end which is threaded into one opening of a bore extending through the base. A screwdriver slot at the end face of the threaded portion is accessible through the other opening to the bore to remove and replace the mating component.

Claims

1. A power contact for use with connectors mounted on printed circuit boards, comprising:

conductive base means having a threaded bore extending therethrough and opening onto opposing surfaces and further having terminal means extending outwardly therefrom for being electrically attached to circuits on the printed circuit board, said base means being adapted to be positioned adjacent to a connector having a passage therethrough with said threaded bore being coaxial with said passage; and

a conductive mating component including elongated stem means with mating means at one end adapted to be disposed in said passage in said connector and a threaded portion at another end with tool receiving means at the free face thereof, said threaded portion being received through one opening in said threaded bore in said base means with said tool receiving means being accessible through the other opening for receiving a tool for unthreading said mating component from said threaded bore to enable removing and replacing the mating component without moving said base means or connector adjacent to which said base means may be positioned.

2. The power contact of claim 1 further including securing means on said mating component for removably securing said mating component in a passage in the connector.