Solder-bearing lead
OwnerMasao Ohkita, Hsiu-Yuan Hsuinventors
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Abstract
An electrical connector (4) includes an insulative housing (40), a number of leads (5) and a number of solders (7) attached to the leads. The insulative housing has a mating face (41), a mounting face (42) and a number of passageways (43) extending through the mating face and the mounting face. The leads are received in the passageways and each includes a contacting portion (50) exposed to the mating face and a solder portion (52) connected to the contacting portion and exposed to the mounting face. The solder portion defines a hole (54) extending therethrough and the solder extends through the hole and is revited to the solder portion.
Claims12
An electrical connector comprising:
- an insulative housing defining a mating face, a mounting face and a plurality of passageways extending through the mating face and the mounting face;
- a plurality of leads being received in the passageways of the insulative housing, each lead comprising a contacting portion exposed to the mating face and a solder portion connected to the contacting portion and exposed to the mounting face;
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- a discrete mass of solder being riveted to the solder portion of each lead and extending beyond the mounting face of the insulative housing.
A method of producing a solder-bearing lead for soldering to a conductive pad of a circuit device, comprising the steps of:
- providing a lead comprising a contacting portion and a solder portion connected with the contacting portion;
- providing a hole in the solder portion of the lead;
- inserting a discrete mass of solder through the hole of the solder portion;
- and
- riveting the solder on the solder portion.
A solder-bearing lead comprising:
- a lead comprising a contacting portion and a solder portion perpendicularly connected to the contacting portion and defining a hole extending therethrough;
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- a solder being inserted through the hole and being rivetedly secured to the solder portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.