Circular electrical connector
AssigneeAntaya Technologies Corporation
InventorsJohn Pereira, Manuel Machado, Stephen Antaya
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Abstract
An electrical connector includes a hollow conductive post member having a circular periphery, a foot portion and a distal end. The distal end has a generally cup shaped indentation. A base member is included having top and bottom surfaces. The foot portion of the post member is mounted to the top surface. At least one standoff extends from the bottom surface of the base member. The at least one standoff is for resting against a contact surface when soldering the electrical connector to the contact surface, thereby separating the bottom surface from the contact surface to define a minimum volume therebetween for occupation by solder.
Claims9
A method of forming an electrical connector comprising:
- forming a hollow conductive post member with a circular periphery, the post member including a foot portion and a distal end, the distal end having a generally cup shaped indentation;
- mounting the foot portion of the post member to a base member, the base member having top and bottom surfaces, the foot portion being mounted to the top surface;
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- extending at least one standoff from the bottom surface of the base member, the at least one standoff for resting against a contact surface when soldering the electrical connector to the contact surface, thereby separating the bottom surface from the contact surface to define a minimum volume therebetween for occupation by solder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.