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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 25, 1999
Mark F Amberg, Littleton, CO (US);
Charles R Lindemulder, Denver, CO (US);
Michael L Nienaber, Berthoud, CO (US);
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
The low profile backplane jumper board is mounted over the connector pins on the circuit pack side of the backplane to thereby selectively interconnect designated conductors in the connectors. These interconnections among connector conductors can be within a single connector or can span multiple connecters. The low profile backplane jumper board comprises a circuit board that contains holes for each of the backplane connector pins over which it is inserted. The ones of these holes that require an electrical connection to the associated backplane connector conductor are filled with a miniature spring socket assembly contact which is soldered to or press fit into the plated hole and associated conductors formed on the surface of the circuit board to interconnect a plurality of the holes formed in the circuit board. The thickness of the circuit board is selected to be of sufficient thinness to not interfere with the connection of the circuit packs to the associated connectors.