Clyde W Hines Deceased199 Western Skies Rd UNIT 14, Gallup, NM 87301

4209745, Jun 24, 1980

Jun 12, 1978

5/914726

Clyde K. Hines - Arcadia CA

Everett/Charles, Inc. - Pomona CA

G01R 3102
H01R 304

324158F

An interchangeable test head for a vacuum fixture for testing a loaded planar test member. The test head includes support means comprising a planar support surface. A platform is in opposed relation to the planar support surface and has a planar test member surface. Resilient seal means is affixed to the platform and is flared outwardly around the perimeter of the platform to a free edge which engages and forms a vacuum seal with the planar support surface thereby providing a vacuum chamber between the platform and the support means. Stop means limits the deactuated position of the platform so that the entire free edge of the seal means remains in engagement with the planar support surface. Vacuum in the chamber causes the platform to move along the path from the deactuated position to the actuated position. A plurality of spaced spring probes is mounted on the support means.

4050762, Sep 27, 1977

Nov 10, 1976

5/740396

Clyde Kenneth Hines - Arcadia CA
Everett James Long - Claremont CA
Lawrence Eugene Wysocki - Covina CA

Everett/Charles, Inc. - Pomona CA

H01R 1300

339108TP

A miniature low resistance telescoping spring probe includes telescoping tubular housing and inner plunger. Both the housing and plunger are elongated and of an electrically conductive material. The plunger has a probe head external to the housing. The inner wall of the housing and the outer wall of the plunger are engaged and concentric, providing a sliding electrical connection and a bearing therebetween. A coil compression spring urges the housing and plunger in longitudinally opposite directions. A separate low electrical resistance wiper spring member is affixed to the plunger. A substantially constant low resistance electrical connection is provided between the wiper spring member and the plunger. The wiper spring member has at least one longitudinally extending leg spring loaded outwardly into engagement with the inside wall of the housing. A bearing surface on the leg in engagement with the inside wall provides a substantially constant low resistance electrical connection between the wiper spring member and the inside wall during telescoping movement.

4176900, Dec 4, 1979

Dec 23, 1977

5/863786

Clyde K. Hines - Arcadia CA
Everett J. Long - Claremont CA
Elmer W. Muench - Covina CA

Everett/Charles, Inc. - Pomona CA

H05K 107

339 75MP

A low insertion force connector assembly comprising a number of contact modules. Each contact module includes a nonconductive contact carrier housing having oppositely facing sides and comprising, extending between the oppositely facing sides, a pair of cam openings and a notch. Included in each contact carrier housing is at least one electrical spring contact cantilevered in the contact carrier housing and extending adjacent one of the openings and along a side of the notch. The contact modules are aligned with the notches in a common row and the openings in first and second aligned rows. Also included in the connector assembly are first and second cam actuating means extending through, respectively, the first and second rows of openings. Each cam actuating means is adapted for actuating all of the cantilevered contacts adjacent the openings in the corresponding row into contact with a member inserted into the aligned notches.