Header assembly for a printed circuit board
US4722691A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 3, 1986 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/716
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An improved header assembly includes means providing for improved conductor pin flexibility to accommodate forced shifting caused by support manufacturing tolerance variations or by differentials in rates of thermal expansion. A comb member is formed of a flexible material having a sufficient rigidity to retain the conductor pins in the proper position to be joined by solder joints to an array of holes in a circuit board, but is sufficiently elastic to allow the pins to shift later so as to not jeopardize the solder joints.
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