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Low profile connector with spring contacts

  • US 10,490,914 B2
  • Filed: 05/18/2018
  • Issued: 11/26/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A connector assembly operably coupled with a circuit board within a rearview device, the connector assembly comprising:

  • a body including a plurality of electrical leads extending therefrom;

    a plurality of contact-receiving apertures defined through the body;

    a plurality of spring-biased contacts mounted on said circuit board and inserted into the contact-receiving apertures and guided by a plurality of columns, the plurality of spring-biased contacts being in electrical communication with the plurality of electrical leads when inserted into the contact-receiving apertures of the body;

    a plurality of peripheral walls that abut said circuit board; and

    a mechanical fastener configured to secure said connector assembly to said circuit board, wherein the mechanical fastener is configured to extend through said circuit board and is generally concealed by the plurality of peripheral walls of said connector assembly.

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