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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:
Sep. 09, 1997
Filed:
Jan. 05, 1995
Steven Clark Emmert, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Louis J Lundell, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Michael Patrick Murray, Chicago, IL (US);
Terrence E Derdzinski, Fox River Grove, IL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A novel conductive contact comprises a dual beam spring (308, 310) which forms a 'C' shaped spring and which is used to electrically mate to a contact on a printed circuit board. The open end of the 'C' spring preferably fits over a plastic rib (404) in a housing for support. A surface mount contact (504) on the PCB has formed wings which fit into a rectangular slot in the PCB. To make electrical connection, the board is placed over the 'C' spring. The 'C' spring and plastic support protrude through the rectangular slot in the PCB. The conductive contact is preferably formed from a single piece of metal.