Electrical socket assembly for electrically connecting adjacent circuit boards
US8210854B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 20, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K2201/10189
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical socket assembly including a socket housing having coupling and flange portions and a contact cavity that extends through the coupling and flange portions along a central axis. The coupling and flange portions have different peripheral contours that extend about the central axis. The peripheral contour of the flange portion being sized and shaped to prevent the flange portion from advancing through a thru-hole of a circuit board. The socket assembly also includes a fastener that is configured to be secured to the coupling portion. The fastener and the flange portion have respective mating surfaces that face each other in opposite directions along the central axis. The respective mating surfaces are configured to grip the circuit board therebetween such that the socket housing has a fixed position relative to the circuit board. A conductive path exists between the power contact and the circuit board.
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