Terminator assembly for interconnecting computer devices

Claim 1

In an assembly for providing code compatibility between a computer and peripheral devices, and including a housing for supporting a plurality of electrical contact members, said housing defining a plurality of openings at one end thereof to form a female receptacle, each of said electrical contact members having one end which is disposed within one of said openings to provide electrical contact with a male pin that is inserted into the respective opening, the improvement comprising, in combination: a circuit board formed of insulative material and defining a plurality of holes therethrough; an electrically conductive plating extending through said holes; a resistor network carried by said circuit board, said resistor network comprising thick film polymer resistors connected to said conductive plating in a selected array; said electrical contact members extending through said plated holes, whereby said housing, electrical contact members and said circuit board form a compact, unitary assembly; said assembly also including a second male housing member which is connectable to said female receptacle to form an assembly comprising a female receptacle on one side of said circuit board and a male plug on the opposite side of said circuit board, said electrical contact members projecting through said plated holes in said circuit board and through corresponding openings in said second male housing member to form male pins at the side of said circuit board opposite from said female receptacle.