Motorola Corporation

Todd G Swikle

Mark A Barabolak

Carl V Novak

An apparatus provides an electrical connection (113) between an RF shield (109) and a printed circuit board (115) in a radio communication device (100). A spring member (211), having a free end (209), extends laterally from the RF shield (109). The free end (209) includes an edge (317) formed by the angular displacement of a triangular portion (315) from a bottom surface (307) of the free end (209). The flexible nature of the spring member (211), under load, drives the free end (209) into the printed circuit board (115) such that the edge (317) is imbedded into solder (205) disposed on a conductive circuit (207) on the printed circuit board (115).

Electrical interconnect apparatus

The preferred embodiment of the present invention is comprised of a translucent, flexible silicone material having two receptacles (101 and 102) molded into one side and an opening (103), connecting to one of the receptacles (101), in a second side. When the present invention is mounted in a radiotelephone, the opening (103) matches with an opening (201) in the radiotelephone housing and seals around the opening in the radiotelephone. The first receptacle (101) accepts a power connector (204) mounted on a printed circuit board while the other receptacle accepts a power indication LED (203). The opening (103) in the second side of the present invention allows another power connector to mate with the connector (204) within the first receptacle and supply power to the radiotelephone. The translucent nature of the present invention transmits light from the LED to the outside of the present invention and therefore to the outside of the radiotelephone through an opening (202) near the power connector opening.

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Chicago, IL, United States of America

Todd G Swikle