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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2000
Tom John Konetski, Berthoud, CO (US);
Marc Jacques Lalouette, Longmont, CO (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for making a solderless electrical connection between a plurality of electrical contact pads on a disc drive printed circuit board (disc drive PCB) and a plurality of electrical contact pads on a external printed circuit board (external PCB). The apparatus and method involve or include a connector which is operable for mounting directly on the disc drive PCB. The connector preferably includes a plurality of electrically conductive pins operable for simultaneously connecting the contact pads on the disc drive PCB to the contact pads on the external PCB when the connector is mounted to the disc drive PCB and the disc drive is mounted to the external PCB.