Patent ID: 8690586
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A connection system, comprising: a first substrate; a plurality of compliant pins disposed in a first arrangement on the first substrate, each compliant pin comprising a first terminal end attached to the first substrate, a second terminal end and at least one wing extending therefrom, wherein the at least one wing is disposed between the first and second terminal ends; a housing frame disposed on the first substrate; and a stop comb disposed in the housing frame, wherein the stop comb defines a plurality of comb openings provided in the same first arrangement as the plurality of attached compliant pins, wherein the housing frame is disposed on the first substrate such that the second terminal end of each attached compliant pin extends through a corresponding comb opening in the stop comb, and wherein a key opening portion of each comb opening is configured to capture at least one wing of the corresponding compliant pin to maintain the second terminal end at a fixed distance from the first substrate.