Electrical connector and contact
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorDimitry G. Grabbe
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Abstract
Disclosed is an electrical connector having an insulative housing and conductive connector wherein conductive connector has a distal end which is angled and generally rectangular in shape with the four corners of the rectangular shape of the distal end bent to receive a fusible material. The fusible material will generally be a solder ball. Also disclosed is a product made by the process of bending the rectangular shape of the distal end of the contact so as to receive a solder ball.
Claims12
An electrical connector having a conductive contact comprising:
- an insulative housing adapted to engage the conductive contact, the conductive contact having a distal end wherein the distal end is angled and has a generally rectangular shape such that the four corners of the rectangular shape of the distal end are bent to adapt the distal end to receive a mass of fusible material.
A product of a method for placing a fusible material on an electrical connector having a conductive contact comprising:
- providing an insulative housing adapted to engage the conductive contact,
- providing the conductive contact having a distal end wherein the distal end is angled and has a generally rectangular shape,
- bending the four corners of the rectangular shape of the distal end to adapt the distal end to receive a mass of fusible material.
A contact assembly for use with an electrical connector, comprising:
- a vertical section;
- and
- a horizontal section essentially extending at a bottom end of said vertical section and perpendicular to said vertical section, said horizontal section including a narrow strap portion connected to the vertical section and a large plate portion connected to said narrow strap portion, the large plate defining a plurality of sides and a plurality of corners thereof;
- wherein
- at least three bends extend downwardly from the corresponding corners of said large plate portion, respectively, and the narrow strap portion essentially extends from the corresponding one edge of said large plate portion and between two corresponding bends.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.