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A connector is provided for connecting two rows of closely-spaced miniature conductive pads on a pair of circuit boards, which enables zero insertion force for a circuit board and allows connection to be made without thereafter moving the inserted circuit board. The apparatus includes an elongated b

A connector is provided for connecting two rows of closely-spaced miniature conductive pads on a pair of circuit boards, which enables zero insertion force for a circuit board and allows connection to be made without thereafter moving the inserted circuit board. The apparatus includes an elongated bobbin having a pivot axis extending along its length and an electrically conductive wire extending in multiple helical turns about the bobbin. The wire is severed along each turn, and forms a pair of contacts along each turn that are spaced further from the pivot axis than adjacent portions of the bobbin and wire. The bobbin is pivotally mounted so it can be pivoted between a connect position wherein the contact portions of each wire turn contact pads on the two boards to connect them, and a disconnect position wherein the contact portions do not contact the pads.

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Apparatus for connecting together each of a plurality of conductive pads lying in a row on a first base, to a corresponding one of a plurality of pads lying in a second row on a second base, comprising: an elongated bobbin having a pivot axis extending along its length; an electrically conductive wi

Apparatus for connecting together each of a plurality of conductive pads lying in a row on a first base, to a corresponding one of a plurality of pads lying in a second row on a second base, comprising: an elongated bobbin having a pivot axis extending along its length; an electrically conductive wire extending in multiple turns about said bobbin, with said turns spaced from one another along the length of the bobbin, and with said wire having at least one gap therein in each turn, each turn of the wire being attached to said bobbin along part of its length but having spaced contact portions forming contacts that are free of attachment to said bobbin so each contact portion can deflect by bending of the contact portion, said contacts lying further from said pivot axis than adjacent portions of said wire turn; means for supporting said first and second bases and for supporting said bobbin in pivoting about said pivot axis at a distance from said rows to bring said contacts against and away from said pads as said bobbin pivots about said axis between first and second rotational positions.