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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
May. 17, 2017
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Bernd Sporer, Augsburg, DE;
Klaus Weinmann, Augsburg, DE;
Andreas Pitzl, Augsburg, DE;
Thomas Kirsch, Augsburg, DE;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A double-threaded connector or spacer according may be self-threading such that insertion into a mounting hole in a PCB will cause the interior of the mounting hole to become threaded to match the double-threaded connector or spacer. The double- threaded connector or spacer installed in a mounting hole of a carrier. A 'half circle' portion of daughter card is held in place between the double-threaded connector or spacer and screw. The half circle portion of the daughter card is plated to make electrical contact with the double-threaded connector or spacer, for example, to allow for grounding of the daughter card via the carrier, e.g., PCB.