US 2002/0177370 A1Published application

Electrical interconnect assembly

OwnerRussell Mistretta Abbottinventor

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Abstract

The assembly includes an electrically conductive interconnect and a housing attached to a pair of circuit boards or other type of electrical conductor structures. The interconnect is slidably positioned in a hole in the housing and protrudes from opposite ends of the hole in order to make electrical contact with termini of circuit board traces or other types of electrical conductors. The interconnect includes a pin which is partially inserted in a bore in the main body of the interconnect. The pin is biased against the main body to provide it with a desired degree of linear movement relative thereto and in a longitudinal direction relative thereto to ensure that it makes satisfactory contact with the termini so that the interconnect provides the desired electrical interconnection between the boards.

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Dependent claims

An assembly for interconnecting electrical conductors, comprising:

an interconnect main body having a bore therein, said bore being open at an end portion thereof;
a pin positioned in the bore and movable in the bore;
means for electrically connecting said pin to said interconnect main body;
a biasing means for biasing said pin against said interconnect main body;
a housing having an aperture for receiving said interconnect main body and said pin;
first means for attaching said housing to a first structure including an electrical conductor, said interconnect main body making electrical contact with said first electrical conductor when said housing is attached thereto;
second means for attaching said housing to a second structure including a second electrical conductor, said pin making electrical contact with said second electrical conductor when said housing is attached thereto.

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