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Method for attaching an antenna to a circuit board and article produced thereby

  • US 6,140,977 A
  • Filed: 08/02/1999
  • Issued: 10/31/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/02/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An electronic circuit assembly, comprising:

  • (a) a printed circuit board having(1) opposed top and bottom surfaces and a circuit board edge thereabout;

    (2) a slot of width W1 formed in said circuit board edge, wherein said slot has two opposed longitudinal edges generally orthogonal to said circuit board edge and a transverse edge bridging said longitudinal edges; and

    (3) a plated through-hole formed therethrough adjacent said transverse edge;

    (b) a generally elongate antenna socket having an outer surface thereof, a female electrical connector formed in an outboard end thereof, and a finger formed in and extending from an inboard end thereof, wherein said inboard end has a width W2 less than W1;

    (c) said antenna socket resting on said top surface within said slot with said finger extending through said plated through-hole;

    (d) at least one first solder joint connecting a respective one of said longitudinal edges of said slot with said outer surface of said antenna socket; and

    (e) a second solder joint connecting said finger with said plated through-hole.

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