Patent ID: 7775806

Claim:
A printed circuit board connector arrangement, comprising: (a) a printed circuit board ( 18 ) including a vertical planar generally rectangular base layer formed of electrically-insulating material, said base layer having front and rear surfaces at least one of which carries an electrical printed circuit conductor, and a peripheral edge portion terminating in an edge ( 19 ); (b) connector means for connecting an external conductor (C) with said printed circuit conductor, including: (1) a fixed electrical contact ( 20 ) mounted on said printed circuit board adjacent said peripheral edge, said fixed contact being electrically connected with said printed circuit conductor; (2) a relatively narrow generally rectangular connector housing ( 16 ) formed of an electrically insulating synthetic plastic material, said connector housing being arranged entirely outside said printed circuit board peripheral edge, said printed circuit board edge portion containing a recess ( 28 ) in which said connector housing is supported in generally coplanar relation with said printed circuit board; and (3) a movable contact ( 17 ) carried by said connector housing, said connector housing containing a conductor bore ( 27 ) for receiving one end of the external conductor for connection with said movable contact; and (c) support means ( 6 , 25 ) supporting said connector housing relative to said circuit board with said movable contact being in electrical engagement with said fixed contact, said support means including: (1) a planar vertical generally-rectangular rear wall ( 6 ) connected in parallel contiguous engagement with said printed circuit board rear surface, said rear wall being formed from an electrically-insulating synthetic plastic material and having an edge portion extending outwardly beyond said recess in supporting engagement with said connector housing; (2) resilient clip means ( 25 ) in clipped engagement with said printed circuit board edge portion; and (3) a planar vertical generally-rectangular front wall ( 5 ) parallel and contiguous with the front surface of said printed circuit board, said front wall being formed of electrically-insulating synthetic plastic material and having width and height dimensions that are less than those of said rear wall, said front wall containing a recess ( 15 ) opposite said printed circuit board recess, said connector housing extending also into said front wall recess, the thickness of said connector housing being generally equal to the sum of the thicknesses of said printed circuit board and said front wall.