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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:
Mar. 23, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 13, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Donald Gray Stillie, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Assignee:
The Whitaker Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4397525 ; 439947 ;
Abstract
The invention comprises a pin contact having a main body with a top contact section, two side edges, and a bottom surface. The two side edges being juxtaposed to form a seam. Solder tails extend from the bottom surface of the main body to be received through holes. An orientation member is formed along the main body and along the seam. The orientation member provides the proper orientation to the main body so that the solder tails are properly aligned with the holes.