Circuit terminating clip

Claim 1

A circuit terminating clip for mechanically retaining and electrically connecting a planer substrate including at least a first and a second termination pad located oppositely from each other and adjacent one edge of said substrate, and a printed wiring card including at least one interconnection post extending perpendicularly from a top surface of said printed wiring card, said circuit terminating clip comprising: a generally rectangular terminating body having a pair of planer sidewalls and a planer front and rear wall defining a hollow interconnection post receiving area therebetween, each of said sidewalls including a post spring member extending inwardly from each respective sidewall into said post receiving area and said post receiving area arranged to accept substantially therein said interconnection post with each post spring member engaging and exerting a compressive force on said interconnection post, mechanically retaining and electrically connecting the terminating body to said interconnection post; a S-shaped substrate spring member extending from the bottom edge of said front wall of said terminating body, said substrate spring member including a contact surface defining a substrate accepting area between said contact surface and said front wall arranged to compressively accept said edge of said substrate therebetween, with said contact surface engaging said first termination pad; and a terminating tab member extending outward from a top edge of said front wall of said terminating body, said terminating tab member solderable to said second termination pad mechanically retaining and electrically connecting said substrate to said terminating body.