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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2004
Stanley W. Olson, East Berlin, PA (US);
Douglas M. Johnescu, York, PA (US);
Stuart C. Stoner, Lewisberry, PA (US);
Christopher G. Daily, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Christopher J. Kolivoski, York, PA (US);
Stanley W. Olson, East Berlin, PA (US);
Douglas M. Johnescu, York, PA (US);
Stuart C. Stoner, Lewisberry, PA (US);
Christopher G. Daily, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Christopher J. Kolivoski, York, PA (US);
FCI Americas Technology, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
Methods for setting contact height in an electrical connector are disclosed. Each of a plurality of electrical contacts may be seated in a connector housing such that each contact has a respective initial height relative to the housing. At least one of the contacts is pressed on such that, after the pressing, each of the contacts has approximately the same height relative to the connector housing. The pressing may bend the at least one contact at least until it has set. Before the pressing, the initial contact heights have a first tolerance. After the pressing the pressed contact heights have a second tolerance that is smaller than the first tolerance. The pressing operation bends the contacts to a point that exceeds the yielding limit of the contact material, and may deform the contacts such that the several contacts have about the same contact height relative to the connector housing.