Interposer connector and contact element therefore
AssigneeThe Whitaker Corporation
InventorsRobert S. Mroczkowski, Richard E. Rothenberger
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Abstract
Electrical contacts adapted to electrically mate with two electronic components having high cycle life. The contacts comprise a first interface means for electrically mating with a planar mating face of a first such electronic component and a second interface means for electrically mating with, a planar face of a second such electronic component. The contacts also preferably comprise connecting means for resiliently connecting said first and second interface means and mating resistance means for providing a first amount of mating resistance to said first interface means and a second amount of mating resistance to said second interface means.
Claims30
An electrical contact for electrically mating with two electronic components comprising:
- (a) first interface mans for electrically mating with a first electronic component;
- (b) second interface means for electrically mating with a second electronic component;
- (c) connecting means for electrically connecting said first and second interface means;
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- (d) first mating resistance means for providing a first amount of mating resistance to mating deflection of said first interface means;
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- (e) second mating resistance means for providing a second amount of mating resistance to mating deflection of said second interface means different from said first amount of mating resistance.
An electrical contact of the type for providing an electrical path between two electrical conductors comprising:
- (a) a first contact section at a first end for electrically interfacing with a first electrical conductor:
- (b) a second contact section at a second opposed end for electrically interfacing with a second electrical conductor;
- (c) a body section for electrically and mechanically connecting said first and second contact sections, said body section including a first mating resistance means for providing a first amount of resilient resistance to mating deflection of said first contact section and a second mating resistance means for providing a second amount of resilient resistance to deflection of said second contact section;
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- (d) a support section located between said first and second mating resistance means for supporting at least one of said first and second mating resistance means against non-resilient translational movement toward the other thereof upon cooperation with a corresponding portion of a housing containing the contact.
A contact module for providing an electrical path between two electrical conductors comprising:
- (a) a housing comprised of insulating material and having a first interfacing surface, a second interfacing surface and a cavity which defines an opening in said first interfacing surface and an opening in said second interfacing surface;
- (b) a contact element substantially contained in said cavity, said contact element comprising:
- (i) a first contact section adjacent said first opening for electrically interfacing with a first electrical conductor;
- (ii) a second contact section adjacent said second opening for electrically interfacing with a second electrical conductor;
- (iii) a body section for electrically and mechanically connecting said first and second contact sections and including first mating resistance means for providing a first amount of resilient resistance to deflection of said first contact section towards said second contact section and further including a second mating resistance means for providing a second amount of resilient resistance to deflection of said second contact section toward said first contact section;
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- (iv) a support section in mechanical contact with said housing for supporting at least one of said first and second mating resistance means against non-resilient translational movement toward the other thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.