Title: Universally programmable shorting plug for an integrated circuit socket

Abstract: A shorting plug for selectively interconnecting contacts of an integrated circuit socket includes a housing for supporting a terminal pin assembly including a plurality of terminal pins corresponding to the number of contacts of the integrated circuit socket, with the terminal pins being electrically shorted together by electrically conductive bridges. Each bridge includes a removable portion that is partially pre-sheared so as to enable the removable portion to be broken out to arrange the paths of electricity in the terminal pin assembly in any desired pattern.

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Inventors: Crimmins, David J. (Stockton, NJ, US)

Application Number: 796554
Filing Date: 1977-05-13
Publication_date: 1978-05-23
Assignee: Aries Electronics, Inc. (Frenchtown, NJ)
Primary Class(es): 439/189 439/511, 439/516
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

2032980	Mar, 1936	Fitzgerald	339/31.
3054078	Sep, 1962	Basehkin	339/19.
3731254	May, 1973	Key	339/19.
3905667	Sep, 1975	Crimmins	339/19.
4019094	Apr, 1977	Dinger	339/19.
4030793	Jun, 1977	Hanlon	339/19.

Other Refs: 2,152,452

Apr, 1973	DT

Primary Examiner: Abrams, Neil
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Casella; Anthony J.