Terminal connector capable of attachment to a metallic surface

Details Terminal connector capable of attachment to a metallic surface Terminal connector capable of attachment to a metallic surface

1997-11-05

1999-03-09

Bradley, Paula

Electrical connectors

Metallic connector or contact having part permanently...

Adapted to be secured to conductor formed on printed circuit...

2281145, H01R 402

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058792066

ABSTRACT:
There is disclosed herein a terminal connector 20 attachable to a metallic mating surface 52 on a workpiece 50 by friction joining. One embodiment of the connector 20 comprises an electrically conductive body 22 having a top end 24 to which an electrical connector 70 may be attached, a bottom end 26 having a bottom surface 28 generally conforming to the mating surface 52 of the workpiece 50, and an axis R substantially orthogonal to the bottom surface 28 about which the terminal 20 may be rotated. Attached to the bottom surface 28 is a layer of solder 30 having an outer perimeter 32 and defining a central solder-free region 34 about the axis R. In a preferred embodiment, the bottom surface 28 of the terminal 20 is substantially circular in shape, and the layer of solder 30 is substantially annular in shape with the central solder-free region 34 being substantially circular and generally centered about the rotational axis R. The solder layer 30 may further define a plurality of evenly spaced radial grooves 38 therein.

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