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US 5,960,537 AGranted
Fastener for an electrical connector
AssigneeSamtec, Inc.
InventorsBrian R. Vicich, John K. Hynes
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Abstract
A fastener for an electrical connector. The fastener (10) includes a fastener body (12) having an opening (16) therethrough for receiving a pin (21). The fastener body (12) includes a plurality of gripping elements (14) protruding into the hole (16) for securing the fastener (10) to the pin (21) when disposed therebetween. The fastener (10) is then soldered to the pin (21) and to a mounting surface (34), such as a printed circuit board, by known soldering techniques.
Claims6
A method for fastening a connector having a connector body and a pin to a mounting surface defining a through-hole comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a fastener, the fastener including a fastener body having an opening, the fastener body including a plurality of gripping elements for securing the fastener body to the pin;
- (b) inserting the pin through the fastener;
- (c) providing a quantity of solder paste;
- (d) placing the solder paste on the mounting surface around the through-hole;
- (e) inserting the pin with the fastener into the through-hole until the solder paste contacts the fastener, such that the fastener is positioned between the solder paste and the connector body;
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- (f) reflowing the solder paste in order to couple the fastener to the mounting surface and to the pin.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.