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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 01, 1993
David E Welsh, Tustin, CA (US);
Peter J Hyzin, Lake Forest, CA (US);
ITT Corporation, Secaucus, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method is described for fabricating an arrangement where a connector (12, FIG. 1) lies on a circuit board (14) and contacts (26) have forward contact parts lying in passages (18) of the connector insulator (16) and board-received contact parts lying in interference fit in holes (24) of the circuit board, which facilitates replacement of a single damaged contact. An installing tool (70, FIG. 3) has channels (80) that receive the forward contact parts (40) and leave the board-received contact parts (32) projecting therefrom. The installing tool with contacts therein is moved towards the circuit board to press the projecting board-received parts of the contacts into the circuit board holes (24). The installing tool is then removed, leaving the contacts behind with their forward parts projecting up from the circuit board. The connector insulator (16, FIG. 4) is then moved so its passages receive the forward contact parts, the connector then being fastened to the circuit board. Because of the fact that the insulator does not press the contacts into place, there is no need for abutments on the insulator to engage shoulders on the contacts, and therefore an individual contact can be pulled forwardly out of the circuit board and connector.