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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2009
Filed:
May. 01, 2008
Sanjay Sudhakar Upasani, Manalapan, NJ (US);
Sebsibe Kebede, Lopatcong, NJ (US);
Richard William Brown, Grove City, OH (US);
Scott Allen Bergman, Groveport, OH (US);
Sanjay Sudhakar Upasani, Manalapan, NJ (US);
Sebsibe Kebede, Lopatcong, NJ (US);
Richard William Brown, Grove City, OH (US);
Scott Allen Bergman, Groveport, OH (US);
CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
An interconnection element for coupling a component with a circuit board having a top side and a bottom side has a planar portion configured to be surface mounted on the top side of the circuit board to overlie an opening in the circuit board. An opening is formed in the planar portion to coincide with the circuit board opening. Opposing spring fingers are coupled to the planar portion, and each spring finger has a gripping leg extending downwardly toward the planar portion. The gripping legs are positioned on opposite sides of the opening in the planar portion and extend through the opening in the planar portion to extend into the board opening and capture a component lead that extends in the board opening from the bottom side of the circuit board.