Patent ID: 7997921
Filing Date: 2011-08-16
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
1. An article of manufacture comprising: a plurality of regularly spaced connecting elements projecting from a surface of the article, wherein each connecting element of said plurality of connecting elements is uniformly dimensioned and comprises: a first stub projecting generally orthogonally from said surface; and a second hollow stalk projecting generally orthogonally from said surface and surrounding said first stub, said second stalk being generally coaxial with said first stub and spaced apart from said first stub and defining a radial gap therebetween;  wherein said first stub comprises a cap section, and  wherein said second stalk comprises: a stem projecting generally orthogonally, at a proximal end thereof, from said surface; a flange section extending from a distal end of said stem, said flange section having an outer diameter greater than an outer diameter of said stem at said distal end; and an engagement section extending from said flange section, wherein a free end of said engagement section defines a distal end of said second stalk, said free end of said engagement section having an outer diameter less than the outer diameter of said flange section, wherein said first stub extends axially beyond said second stalk, and wherein the base of said cap section is at least as distant from said surface as said free end of said second stalk.