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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2000
Mark DeWayne Bestul, Poway, CA (US);
Terrence Evan Lewis, San Diego, CA (US);
James Dunbar Walker, Escondido, CA (US);
Jeffrey Lokchung Chong, San Diego, CA (US);
Unisys Corporation, Blue Bell, PA (US);
Abstract
A connector for sending power to an IC-chip thru two pressed joints in series; includes a solid block having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a side with a slot that extends from the top surface to the bottom surface; and 2) a springy strip of metal having a center section which is held by the slot in the block. The springy strip also has a first end section which extends from the center section and includes a springy input contact that is cantilevered above the top surface of the block. The springy strip further has a second end section which extends from the center section and includes a springy output contact that is cantilevered below the bottom surface of the block.