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US5713755A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Surface mount connectors having staked alignment pins

Assignee: Samtec Inc
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Filing: 1995-09-11
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Granted: 1998-02-03
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Expires: 2015-09-11
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Abstract

Abstract Surface mount connectors having staked alignment pins. The bodies of the connectors are formed without alignment pins, and alignment pins are thereafter staked into the bottom surface of the connector body in order to positively locate the connector when mounting to a printed circuit board. Because the alignment pins are not integrally formed with the connector bodies, the connectors may be inventoried in only long strips of, for example, 50 positions, After a customer order is received, the long strips may be cut to the desired number of positions. The alignment pins are thereafter staked into the connector body in order to form a completed connector. The present invention therefore obviates the need to inventory connectors with alignment pins in each of the potentially desired sizes.

Inventors

  • 👤 Steven P. Koopman
  • 👤 Doug E. McCartin

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 19:36
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/7005; H01R12/7011; H01R12/7052; H01R12/71; H01R12/712; H01R12/716

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 61 words
A surface mount connector, comprising: a connector body; a plurality of connector pins coupled to the connector body, each of the plurality of connector pins including a surface mounting pad; and at least one alignment pin separately formed from the connector body, each alignment pin having a staking pin at one end thereof staked into a surface of the connector body.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 61 words
A surface mount connector, comprising: a connector body; a plurality of connector pins coupled to the connector body, each of the plurality of connector pins including a surface mounting pad; and at least one alignment pin separately formed from the connector body, each alignment pin having a staking pin at one end thereof staked into a surface of the connector body.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 15 words
The surface mount connector of claim 1, wherein the connector body is injection molded plastic.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 18 words
The surface mount connector of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of connector pins is substantially J-shaped.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 20 words
The surface mount connector of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of connector pins extends through the connector body.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 28 words
The surface mount connector of claim 1, wherein each alignment pin comprises: a cylindrical body portion; a frustoconical crown portion adjacent one end of the cylindrical body portion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 56 words
The surface mount connector of claim 1, wherein the at least one alignment pin comprises: a first alignment pin staked into the surface of the connector body near a first end of the connector body; and a second alignment pin staked into the surface of the connector body near a second end of the connector body.

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