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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2014
Techniques and configurations to control movement and position of surface mounted electrical devices
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Mark D. Summers, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Kuang C. Liu, Queen Creek, AZ (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards techniques and configurations to control movement and position of surface mounted electrical devices. In one embodiment, an electrical contact includes a leg portion configured to extend in a first direction, a foot portion coupled with the leg portion, the foot portion having a surface that extends in a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction, the surface being configured to directly couple with solderable material to form a solder joint, a heel portion adjoining the leg portion and the foot portion, the heel portion having a profile shape, and a toe portion extending from the foot portion and disposed opposite to the heel portion, the toe portion having a profile shape that is symmetric with the profile shape of the heel portion. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.