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US 2014/0370725 A1Published application
Adapter apparatus with deflectable element socket contacts
AssigneeIronwood Electronics, Inc.
InventorsIlavarasan M. Palaniappa, Vinayak Reddy Panavala, Mickiel P. Fedde
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Abstract
An adapter apparatus includes a substrate having a plurality of openings defined therethrough. Further, a deflectable element socket contact is provided in each of the openings. When a conductive male pin is positioned in contact between first and second deflectable elements of the deflectable element socket contact, at least a portion of the first and second deflectable elements are caused to deflect within first and second deflection regions, respectively, of the defined opening.
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An adapter apparatus comprising:
- a substrate having a pin receiving side and a connection side opposite the pin receiving side, wherein a plurality of openings are defined through the substrate between the pin receiving side and the connection side, wherein each opening of the plurality of openings comprises:
- a center pin receiving region, and
- first and second deflection regions, wherein each of the first and second deflection regions are defined by one or more deflection region surfaces opposite the other and adjacent the center pin receiving region;
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- a plurality of deflectable element socket contacts, wherein each of the plurality of deflectable element socket contacts is provided within a corresponding opening of the plurality of openings, wherein each of the plurality of deflectable element socket contacts comprises:
- an end connection portion, and
- first and second deflectable elements, wherein the first deflectable element is coupled to the end connection portion and provided at least partially in the first deflection region with a portion thereof in contact with at least a portion of the one or more deflection region surfaces defining the first deflection region, wherein the second deflectable element is coupled to the end connection portion and provided at least partially in the second deflection region with a portion thereof in contact with at least a portion of the one or more deflection region surfaces defining the second deflection region, wherein the first and second deflectable elements are configured to deflect within the first and second deflection regions, respectively, when a male pin is received in the pin receiving region and in contact between the first and second deflectable elements.
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A method for use in forming an adapter apparatus, wherein the method comprises:
- providing a substrate having a pin receiving side and a connection side opposite the pin receiving side, wherein a plurality of openings are defined through the substrate between the pin receiving side and the connection side, wherein each opening of the plurality of openings comprises:
- a center pin receiving region, and
- first and second deflection regions, wherein each of the first and second deflection regions are defined by one or more deflection region surfaces opposite the other and adjacent the center pin receiving region;
- inserting a deflectable element socket contact into each of the plurality of openings, wherein the deflectable element socket contact comprises:
- an end connection portion, and
- first and second deflectable elements, wherein the first deflectable element is coupled to the end connection portion and provided at least partially in the first deflection region with a portion thereof in contact with at least a portion of the one or more deflection region surfaces defining the first deflection region, wherein the second deflectable element is coupled to the end connection portion and provided at least partially in the second deflection region with a portion thereof in contact with at least a portion of the one or more deflection region surfaces defining the second deflection region;
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- positioning a conductive male pin in contact between the first and second deflectable elements causing at least a portion of the first and second deflectable elements to deflect within the first and second deflection regions, respectively.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.