Patent ID: 6345991
Filing Date: 2002-02-12
Classification: H05K,Y10S

Abstract:
A printed wiring board,said printed wiring board having wirings on a surface thereof, said printed wiring board having at least one cluster of holes, each cluster having a plurality of holes arranged in a pattern corresponding to a pattern of pins in a protective unit for a telecommunications circuit, said printed wiring board having at least one respective resilient elongated member adjacent to each respective hole, each elongated member having a conductive material thereon, said conductive material forming an electrical connection between the wirings and a respective pin or electrode of the protective unit while the pin or electrode is at least partially inserted into a respective hole, wherein said at least one cluster of holes in the printed wiring board includes a respective latch receiving slot that receives a latch of a protector panel to mount the printed wiring board to the protector panel.