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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:
Feb. 20, 1990
Filed:
Mar. 30, 1989
Curtis L Huetson, Denver, CO (US);
American Telephone and Telegraph Company, New York, NY (US);
AT&T Information Systems Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
An adaptor for interfacing a surface mount or through-hole electrical component to a printed circuit board. In one orientation of the adaptor relative to the printed circuit board, the adaptor receives a through-hole component and interfaces this component to a printed circuit board position designed for a surface mount component. In another orientation of the adaptor relative to the printed circuit board, the adaptor receives a surface mount component and interfaces this component to a printed circuit board position designed for a through-hole component. Advantageously, the adaptor is compatible with high-volume assembly techniques, such as wave soldering and machine insertion.