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Programmable connector module

  • US 5,044,964 A
  • Filed: 07/30/1990
  • Issued: 09/03/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/30/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A programmable connector module for transmitting data between a multi-wire bus and a plurality of loads comprising:

  • a molded plastic base having first and second oppositely facing surfaces, said second surface having contacts attachable to an IC chip thereon, said plastic base including a thinned-out section wherein a distance between said first and second surfaces is reduced so as to be frangible, said thinned-out section forming an indentation on said first surface;

    first connecting means, located on one of said first and second surfaces, for electrically connecting to a plurality of wires in a multi-wire bus;

    second connecting means, located on the opposite one of said first and second surfaces from said first connecting means, for electrically connecting to at least one electrical load;

    the one of said first and second connecting means which is located on said first surface including electrical connections which extend through said plastic base from said first surface to said second surface;

    input/output circuitry located on said second surface and attaching said first and second connecting means to said contacts, said input/output circuitry including a plurality of conductive portions which extend over said thinned-out sections and which also connect to some of said contacts, wherein said conductive portions can be selectively broken so as to program an IC chip mounted on said contacts.

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