Patent ID: 8198547
Filing Date: 2012-06-12
Classification: H01G,H05K

Abstract:
1. A Z-directed component for mounting in a printed circuit board (PCB) having a mounting hole having a depth D therein and at least one internal layer of conductive traces, the Z-directed component comprising: an insulative body of a length L comprising: at least one O-ring disposed in the circumferential channel and electrically connectable to one of the at least one internal layers when the Z-directed component is inserted into the mounting hole; and a conductor extending through the first region of the body, the conductor having one end electrically connected to the at least one O-ring and the other end to the conductive trace on one of the top and bottom surfaces of the body, the conductor creating a signal path for passing a signal from one of the top and bottom surfaces of the PCB to the at least one internal layer when the Z-directed component is mounted in the mounting hole.