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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:
Dec. 05, 1989
Filed:
Jun. 29, 1988
Michael J McCoy, Lyndhurst, OH (US);
John E Hartman, Painesville, OH (US);
John L Wesbster, Painesville, OH (US);
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An electrical component (21) for mechanical mounting and electrical connection with respect to plated through holes (34) of a printed circuit board (20) compatibly with a surface mount attaching process includes an electrically non-conducting body (30), plural generally elongate contacts (31) extending from the body for insertion into such plated through holes (34), and the component (21) having a strip of solder type material (33) for melting, for flow into respective plated through holes, and for re-solidifying mechanically and electrically to couple the component to such printed circuit board. The strip preferably encircles the contacts and has reduced cross section portions between adjacent contacts. Preferably the component is a connector, such as a header, and the contact pins or leads thereof provide an interface connection between the printed circuit board and a separate or portable connector. A method for attaching such an electrical component (21) to a printed circuit board (20) compatibly with surface mount attaching processes and apparatus (70; 98; 99; 102; 114, 126) to carry out such method, and a method for making the component with solder (33) coupled to such electrical component.