Process of manufacturing a removably interlockable assembly
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsJohn G. Davis, Richard J. Noreika, Michael C. Weller
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Abstract
A process for making a removably interlockable connector assembly that includes a first connector having a head on a mesa and a second connector having an opening that receives the head on the first connector. The head on the mesa of the first connector and the material defining the opening in the second connector are flexible and sized, so that the head on the mesa of the first connector and the material defining the opening in the second connector flex as the head on the mesa of the first connector is inserted into the opening in the second connector. The head on the mesa of the first connector is formed by selectively etching portions of a first pad layer through openings in an etch resistant layer.
Claims9
A process of manufacturing a removably interlockable assembly comprising the steps of:
- providing a first component;
- forming a first coupling pad by:
- (a) forming a first pad layer upon the first component, and
- (b) forming an etch resistant layer upon the first pad layer;
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- forming a first connector in the first coupling pad that is adapted to be removably interlockable with a compatible connector by:
- (a) patterning the etch resistant layer to form a plurality of openings in the etch resistant layer, and
- (b) selectively etching portions of the first pad layer through the openings in the etch resistant layer to form mesas in the first pad layer having a mesa top and a mesa width.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.