Contact array

• US 5,403,203 A
• Filed: 05/02/1994
• Issued: 04/04/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Aksoy, Adnan, Fischl, Steven R., Kottke, Wille, Austin, Michael M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Pirlot, David L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): WITTELS, DANIEL NMN
• Application Number:
  US08/236,606
• Time in Patent Office: 337 Days
• Field of Search: 439/500, 439/928, 439/929, 439/660, 439/620, 439/62, 439/65
• US Class Current: 439/500
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/086 Portable receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3883 Arrangements for mounting batteries or battery chargers
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 439/928 Modular electrically interengaging parts, e.g. stove with replaceable heating elements formed on coupling parts

Abstract

A contact array (20) for electrically connecting an energy source (10) to a radio (35) and a charger (15), comprising a circuit assembly (40) having integral radio, charger, and circuit package contacts (52, 54, 56) extending from one end of the circuit assembly (40). Terminals (66) extend from a second end of the circuit assembly (40) for connecting to the energy source. A circuit package (60) is disposed adjacent the charger contacts (54) to electrically and mechanically support the contacts.

Claims

1. A contact array for electrically connecting an energy source to a radio and a charger comprising;

a circuit assembly having a top and four sides;

a plurality of integral radio and charger contacts extending from one end of said circuit assembly, said charger contacts having a top side and a bottom side;

a circuit package having leads, and being sized and shaped to fit--conformally--adjacent said bottom side of said charger contacts;

a plurality of integral circuit package contacts extending from said circuit assembly in the same direction as said radio and charger contacts, said circuit package contacts adapted to engage the leads of said circuit package;

at least two terminals extending from a second end of said circuit assembly for connecting to the energy source; and

integral means for attaching a component to the top side of said circuit assembly.

2. A contact array as in claim 1, wherein said means for attaching comprise a hook shaped extension which extends from said circuit assembly.

3. A contact array as in claim 1, wherein said circuit package further includes at least one contact for electrically coupling said circuit package to said charger contacts.

4. A contact array as in claim 1, wherein said at least two terminals comprise extension members that extend from a second end of said circuit assembly.