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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 24, 1998
Michael Bruce Moir, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Virat Thantrakul, La Crescenta, CA (US);
Scott Wesley Baxter, Moorpark, CA (US);
Michael A. Rosales, Jr., Simi Valley, CA (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
A system, method, and device for electrical connection is disclosed. The system comprises a leaf-spring connector member having a leaf-spring connector housing and a plurality of leaf-spring elements for carrying electrical signals, and a pad connector member having a base and a plurality of electrically conductive pad elements aligned to be pressed against the plurality of leaf-spring elements. The leaf-spring elements are pre-loaded to exert increased spring forces when compressed by the electrically conductive pad elements, resulting in decreased ohmic resistance between the leaf-spring elements and the electrically conductive pad elements.