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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2015
R&d Circuits, Inc, South Plainfield, NJ (US);
Thomas P Warwick, Melbourne, FL (US);
James V Russell, New Hope, PA (US);
Demick McMullin, Boise, ID (US);
William Quick, Belleville, NJ (US);
Abacus Finance Group LLC, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and an electrical interconnect mechanism in which elastomeric pins are printed onto metal retainer tabs having at least one protrusion or tab extending laterally therefrom to engage a catch or recess of the laminated housing so as to locate each of the elastomeric pins and secure them within the housing. In one embodiment a champher may be employed with a catch or recess to engagely secure a second protrusion or tab extending laterally from another side of said elastomeric pin. In another embodiment the elastomeric pin may have a solid metal ring or a slide collar around the center of the pin wherein the ring has one or two tabs for engaging the recess in the housing and if preferred also the recess of a champfer.