Contact with a press-fit fastener
First Claim
1. An electrically conductive contact for mounting to a substrate having a hole formed therein, the contact comprising:
- a conductive body;
a lead-in section having a tapered tip;
a fastening section integrally joined between the body and the lead-in section and adapted for press-fitting into the hole of the substrate, the fastening section having an opening extending therethrough in a direction normal to a longitudinal axis of the fastening section, the fastening section comprising;
a pair of beams extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis between the body and the lead-in section, the beams having thicknesses in the normal direction with midpoints disposed in a first plane extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis; and
a web joined between the pair of beams, the web having first and second surfaces through which the opening extends, the first surface having portions sloping inwardly toward the opening and the second surface being concave in cross-section, at least a portion of the web being offset in the normal direction such that the opening is not intersected by the first plane; and
wherein the fastening section is configured such that when the fastening section is press-fit into the hole of the substrate, the beams pivot inward about axes extending parallel to the longitudinal axis.
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Abstract
An electrically conductive contact is disclosed and includes a fastening section integrally joined between a body and a tapered lead-in section. The fastening section is adapted for press-fitting into a hole of a substrate, such as a printed circuit board. The fastening section includes a pair of beams with a web joined in-between. The web has a center portion disposed between a pair of ramp portions. Each of the ramp portions has a sloping planar surface. The center portion has an opening extending therethrough and is offset in a normal direction. The fastening section is configured such that when the fastening section is press-fit into the hole of the substrate, the beams deflect both laterally and angularly.
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1. An electrically conductive contact for mounting to a substrate having a hole formed therein, the contact comprising:
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a conductive body; a lead-in section having a tapered tip; a fastening section integrally joined between the body and the lead-in section and adapted for press-fitting into the hole of the substrate, the fastening section having an opening extending therethrough in a direction normal to a longitudinal axis of the fastening section, the fastening section comprising; a pair of beams extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis between the body and the lead-in section, the beams having thicknesses in the normal direction with midpoints disposed in a first plane extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis; and a web joined between the pair of beams, the web having first and second surfaces through which the opening extends, the first surface having portions sloping inwardly toward the opening and the second surface being concave in cross-section, at least a portion of the web being offset in the normal direction such that the opening is not intersected by the first plane; and wherein the fastening section is configured such that when the fastening section is press-fit into the hole of the substrate, the beams pivot inward about axes extending parallel to the longitudinal axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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