Electrical socket, application tool and method for positioning electrical sockets on circuit boards for surface soldering
AssigneeAMP Incorporated
InventorEdward J. Bright
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Abstract
An electrical socket, an application tool and a method for seating solder feet on contact elements in the electrical socket in solder paste deposited on conductive pads on circuit boards. The electrical socket includes a plurality of contact elements having spring arms at one end and solder feet at another end. The contact elements are slidably retained in cavities in the socket housing. The application tool includes depending pins which frictionally engage spring arms on the contact elements so that the solder feet are seated in the paste by pushing on the application tool.
Claims7
An electrical socket for being surface mounted on conductive pads on a circuit board, comprising:
- dielectric housing means having cavities with openings thereto on opposing surfaces and retaining means in each cavity;
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- a plurality of conductive contact means having converging spring arms at one end and solderable means at another end, said contact means being disposed in said cavities with the solderable means extending out through one opening for being soldered to said conductive pads on said circuit board and said spring arms being adjacent another opening for receiving therebetween posts from an electronic package, said contact means being removably retained in said cavities by said spring arms gripping said retaining means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.