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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 1985
Filed:
May. 29, 1984
William A Reimer, Wheaton, IL (US);
David L Vonder, Addison, IL (US);
GTE Communication Systems Corporation, Northlake, IL (US);
Abstract
An arrangement for connecting a terminal pin to a printed wiring board conductor via an electrically conductive elastomeric collar positioned about the terminal pin and pressed into a plated through hole connected to the conductor. Ridges are formed on an outer surface of the collar and a tapered lead-in is provided at one end of the collar to permit engagement with and the formation of contact areas between the collar and the plated through hole. The collar additionally may include a drive shoulder at an end opposite the end containing the tapered lead-in. Projections may be formed on the terminal pin which engage cavities formed in the inner wall of the central bore within the collar to retain the terminal pin within a collar. The collar may be of electrically conductive or electrically non-conductive material.