Patent ID: 6790080
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A method of coupling an electrical signal between a circuit assembly and a connector disposed upon a panel, the method comprising the steps of:(a) mechanically attaching to the circuit assembly a bracket having an aperture therein, the aperture having a center and being asymmetrical with respect to rotation about that center; (b) positioning the connector to pass through the aperture, the connector having a boss matching the size and asymmetrical shape of the aperture, the boss being positioned to lie within the aperture and against an interior surface of the panel; (c) electrically connecting an interior end of the connector to the circuit assembly; (d) mounting the circuit assembly sufficiently proximate the interior surface of the panel that the boss cannot fully withdraw from the aperture in a direction toward the interior surface of the panel and such that a threaded portion of an exterior end of the connector extends beyond an exterior surface of the panel through a hole in the panel that is of hole diameter too small to allow the boss on the connector to pass therethrough; and (e) tightening a nut threaded over the threaded portion of the connector extending through the hole to compress the panel between the boss and the nut, the bracket preventing rotation of the connector.