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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2010
Alan Macdougall, Beaverton, OR (US);
Robert Daniel Hilty, Harrisburg, PA (US);
George Jyh-shann Chou, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
Alan MacDougall, Beaverton, OR (US);
Robert Daniel Hilty, Harrisburg, PA (US);
George Jyh-Shann Chou, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector is provided for mating with an electrical component. The connector includes a substrate having a mating side, and a solder column extending from the mating side of the substrate. The solder column includes a base that is engaged with the substrate. The solder column extends a length away from the mating side of the substrate to a tip. The tip includes a contact surface that is configured to engage and electrically connect to an electrical contact of the electrical component. The solder column is linearly tapered along at least a portion of the length from the base to the tip.