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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 06, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sean M. Ahr, Raleigh, NC (US);
Thomas D. Snyder, Cary, NC (US);
Assignee:
Ericsson Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 1/200 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 1/200 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for electrically connecting to a printed circuit board having first and second faces spaced from each other by a thickness. The connection is formed by inserting an electrical connector into a receptacle formed in the printed circuit board, and, in response to the insertion of the electrical connector, engaging a contact pad carried on the electrical connector with a contact pad carried on the printed circuit board in the receptacle between the first and second faces to urge the contact pads into electrical contact between the first and second faces.