Press-fit fuse or component holder
First Claim
1. A holder for holding an electrical component having terminals on ends thereof, said holder being engageable with a printed circuit board having plated through-holes formed therein, said holder comprising:
- an insulated body to receive the electrical component,at least two laterally spaced electrically conductive contacts accommodated by said body, each of said contacts including;
at least one aperture engaging section extending beyond a surface of said body to frictionally engage with a respective plated through-hole in the printed circuit board to form a solderless electrical and mechanical connection therewith anda resilient terminal section to contact a respective terminal of the component and retain the component received by said body,said terminal sections are in the form of open loops and a restoring force is presented on said loops when compressed to bias said loops against said component.
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Abstract
A holder for an electrical or electronic component includes a body formed of electrically non-conductive material having a recess to receive a component such as a fuse. At least two laterally spaced electrically conductive contacts are accommodated by the body. Each contact includes at least one aperture engaging section extending beyond a surface of the body to form a solderless low resistance electrical and mechanical connection with a plated through-hole in a printed circuit board or the like and a terminal section to contact a terminal of a component received by the body.
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Citations
30 Claims
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1. A holder for holding an electrical component having terminals on ends thereof, said holder being engageable with a printed circuit board having plated through-holes formed therein, said holder comprising:
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an insulated body to receive the electrical component, at least two laterally spaced electrically conductive contacts accommodated by said body, each of said contacts including; at least one aperture engaging section extending beyond a surface of said body to frictionally engage with a respective plated through-hole in the printed circuit board to form a solderless electrical and mechanical connection therewith and a resilient terminal section to contact a respective terminal of the component and retain the component received by said body, said terminal sections are in the form of open loops and a restoring force is presented on said loops when compressed to bias said loops against said component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A holder for holding an electrical component having terminals on ends thereof, said holder being engageable with a printed circuit board having plated through-holes formed therein, said holder comprising:
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an insulated body to receive the electrical component, at least two laterally spaced electrically conductive contacts accommodated by said body, each of said contacts including; at least one aperture engaging section extending beyond a surface of said body to frictionally engage with a respective plated through-hole in the printed circuit board to form a solderless electrical and mechanical connection therewith and a resilient terminal section to contact a respective terminal of the component and retain the component received by said body, said terminal sections are in the form of open loops and a restoring force is presented on said loops when compressed to bias said loops against said component, wherein said at least one aperture engaging section includes C-shaped sections formed by oppositely extending arcuate arms which taper in reduced cross-sectional thickness towards their ends, said arms providing generally uniformly stressed beam sections which allow the outer diameter of said C-shaped sections to conform to an inside diameter of a respective one of said plated through-holes into which said aperture engaging ends are inserted. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A holder for holding an electrical component having terminals on ends thereof, said holder being engageable with a printed circuit board having plated through-holes formed therein, said holder comprising:
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an insulated body to receive the electrical component, at least two laterally spaced electrically conductive contacts accommodated by said body, each of said contacts including; at least one aperture engaging section extending beyond a surface of said body to frictionally engage with a respective plated through-hole in the printed circuit board to form a solderless electrical and mechanical connection therewith and a resilient terminal section to contact a respective terminal of the component; wherein said terminal sections are in the form of loops and wherein a restoring force is presented on said loops when compressed. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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