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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2002
Larry S. Scott, Carrollton, TX (US);
Plastronics Socket Partners, L.P., Irving, TX (US);
Abstract
A compression mount receptacles ( ) is provided for mounting test and burn-in sockets ( ) to surface mount pads of circuit boards ( ). The receptacle ( ) includes coil spring contacts ( ) having active portions provided by loosely wound coils ( ) which provide compliance for accommodating tolerances and changes in distances between the test and burn-in sockets ( ) and the circuit boards ( ). The coil spring contacts ( ) further include first and second end portions ( ), with some of the end portions ( ) being formed of close wound coils in which adjacent coils are in contact to provide lineal circuit paths. Conductive contact tangs ( ) extend within respective ones of the coil spring contacts ( ) and provide substantially lineal circuit paths which electrically connect between respective ones of first and second electrical contacts ( ), providing a shortened contact circuit across the loosely wound coils ( ) of the coil spring contacts ( ).