Revenue meter bayonet assembly and method of attachment
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1. A connector device for a circuit board comprising:
- a circuit board with at least one opening adapted to receive a bayonet;
at least one electrically conducting bayonet mounted on the circuit board through said at least one opening;
a plurality of vias surrounding said at least one opening solder passing through said vias and extending to both sides of;
said circuit board and to said at least one bayonet.
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Abstract
A method and arrangement are disclosed for attaching one or more electrical bayonet-type blades to a circuit board. The arrangement comprises a circuit board with at least one opening adapted to receive one blade. A solder pad disposed on at least one surface of board surrounds the opening. A plurality of vias surround the opening. The vias are disposed such that they pass through the solder pad. Solder is applied around the electrically conducting bayonet on one surface of the circuit board, through the vias, and around the electrically conducting bayonet of the surface of the circuit board opposite to the solder pad.
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1. A connector device for a circuit board comprising:
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a circuit board with at least one opening adapted to receive a bayonet;
at least one electrically conducting bayonet mounted on the circuit board through said at least one opening;
a plurality of vias surrounding said at least one opening solder passing through said vias and extending to both sides of;
said circuit board and to said at least one bayonet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of attaching a current or voltage bayonet to a circuit board, comprising:
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providing a circuit board with at least one opening adapted to receive a bayonet;
forming a plurality of vias around said at least one opening;
placing an electrically conducting bayonet in said at least one opening; and
applying solder on one surface of the circuit board, through the vias to the opposite surface of the circuit board and extending to said bayonet. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. In an electrical meter for sensing electrical parameters from an electric circuit, said meter including bayonets disposed on said meter, said bayonets mateable with matching jaws of a detachable meter mounting device, said bayonets used to receive voltage and current signals from the electric circuit to the meter, and one or more sensors coupled with said electric circuit and operative to sense one or more electrical parameters in said electric circuit and generate one or more analog signals indicative of said electrical parameters, said meter comprising:
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a circuit board with a plurality of openings each adapted to receive a bayonet;
a plurality of electrically conducting bayonets mounted on the circuit board through said openings to define as at least one of a voltage and a current bayonet, wherein a gap is defined between said openings and said bayonets;
solder passing through said gap and extending to both sides of said circuit board; and
an electrical sensor connected to at least one of said bayonets. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A connector device for a circuit board comprising,
a circuit board with at least one opening adapted to receive a bayonet; -
at least one electrically conducting bayonet mounted on the circuit board through said at least one opening, wherein a gap is defined between said at least one opening and said bayonet;
a plurality of vias surrounding said opening;
solder passing through said vias and extending to both sides of said circuit board through said vias and passing through said gap and extending to both sides of said circuit board through said gap and said solder extending to said bayonet. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. In an electrical meter for sensing electrical parameters from an electric circuit, said meter including bayonet terminals disposed on said meter mateable with matching jaws of a detachable meter mounting device, said bayonet terminals used to receive signals from the electric circuit to the meter, and one or more sensors coupled with said electric circuit and operative to sense one or more electrical parameters in said electric circuit and generate one or more analog signals indicative of said electrical parameters, said meter comprising:
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a circuit board with at least one opening adapted to receive a bayonet;
at least one electrically conducting bayonet mounted on the circuit board through said at least one opening, wherein a gap is defined between said at least one opening and said bayonet;
a plurality of vias formed around said opening;
solder passing through said vias and extending to both sides of said circuit board through said vias and passing through said gap and extending to both sides of said circuit board through said gap and said solder extending to said bayonet; and
an electrical sensor connected to said at least one electrically conducting bayonet. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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