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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2007
Ronald Martin Weber, Annville, PA (US);
Sheldon Lynn Horst, Columbia, PA (US);
Ronald Martin Weber, Annville, PA (US);
Sheldon Lynn Horst, Columbia, PA (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Middletown, PA (US);
Abstract
A system for connecting electrical devices to one another is provided. This system includes a horizontal or non-horizontal substrate and an anchor connected to or formed integrally with the substrate. The anchor is either a raised structure or a recessed structure, and further includes at least one retention member formed integrally with the anchor. At least one electronic component is mounted within the anchor and the at least one retention member secures the component to the substrate. At least one electrical trace is disposed on the substrate and the at least one electrical trace extends into the anchor, contacts the at least one electronic component, and forms an electrical connection between the substrate and the at least one electronic component.