Dynamically stable surface mount post header
AssigneeContinental Automotive Systems, Inc.
InventorThomas Gregory Dunn
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Abstract
A surface mount post header comprising at least one post and at least one lead, the post and the lead extending from a body and being distinct from each other, the body defining body's longitudinal axis, the lead configured to at least partially define a base of support for the post header on a surface of a substrate; the lead comprising a foot portion distal from the body, wherein at least one longitudinal portion of the foot portion forms an angle between 0 and 90 degrees with a projection of the body's longitudinal axis on the base of support is disclosed. In addition, a surface mount post header with a pick and place pad, and an assembly comprising the header and the substrate are disclosed.
Claims20
A surface mount post header comprising:
- at least one post and at least one lead,
- the post and the lead extending from a body and being distinct from each other,
- the body defining body's longitudinal axis,
- the lead configured to at least partially define a base of support for the post header on a surface of a substrate;
- the lead comprising a foot portion distal from the body,
- wherein at least one longitudinal portion of the foot portion forms an angle between 0 and 90 degrees with a projection of the body's longitudinal axis on the base of support.
An assembly comprising:
- a substrate, and
- a surface mount post header comprising at least one post and at least one lead, the post and the lead extending from a body and being distinct from each other, the lead at least partially defining a base of support of the post header on a surface of a substrate, the lead comprising a foot portion distal from the body, wherein at least one longitudinal portion of the foot portion forms an angle between 0 and 90 degrees with a projection of the body's longitudinal axis on the base of support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.