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Method and apparatus for joining printed circuit boards

US6234820A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 21, 1997
Grant dateMay 22, 2001
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Expiry dateJul 21, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R13/2414
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for joining printed circuit boards is provided. A socket is attached to a mother board. A connector is attached to a daughter board. The traces on the daughter board are connected to signal leads, which are wrapped around an elastomer. The socket and the connector are engaged, such that the mother board is coupled to a daughter board, and the traces on the mother board are coupled to the signal leads of the daughter board.

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