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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 23, 1998
Daniel D. Church, Snohomish, WA (US);
David R. Gladish, Bellevue, WA (US);
Dai Hung Pham, Bellevue, WA (US);
John P. Webber, Seattle, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
A connector assembly mounted on a printed wiring board allowing modifications to be made to the connectivity using simple wiring techniques. The connector assembly contains special contacts providing three connections. One end of the contact mates with the source or destination of the signals in a modular electronic device. The other end accepts a wired contact for making additional connections not contained in the printed wiring board. The middle section of the contact makes a compliant connection to the printed wiring board. A signal can be disconnected from the printed wiring board by removing the contact and replacing it with a contact that is insulated from the printed wiring board.