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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2005
Daniel F. Cronch, Austin, TX (US);
Alexander W. Barr, Austin, TX (US);
Wing C. Chow, Austin, TX (US);
Steven Feldman, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Richard J. Scherer, Austin, TX (US);
Daniel F. Cronch, Austin, TX (US);
Alexander W. Barr, Austin, TX (US);
Wing C. Chow, Austin, TX (US);
Steven Feldman, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Richard J. Scherer, Austin, TX (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A connector assembly includes a frame mounted on a printed circuit substrate having a plurality of contact pads, and a spring member configured for insertion into the frame. The spring member has a flexible circuit supported thereon. The spring member and frame are shaped to exert biasing forces in two non-parallel directions when the spring member is inserted into the frame.